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I had tomatoes that I needed to use up, so this was perfect. I added garlic, mushrooms, and oregano for extra flavor.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2024-05-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Diane468"},"reviewBody":"
Just finished dinner! Absolutely delish, and amazingly so quick to put together. Made this using San Marzano grape tomatoes, diced. Also added some garlic!<\/p>
Served over fresh pasta. A nice light summer dinner. Definitely a keeper. Thank you Vera\ud83e\udd17<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-12-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"DuckyD"},"reviewBody":"I love this dish. My (41 year old) son doesn't. I'm right. He's wrong.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-08-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"TrishaAldridge"},"reviewBody":"I picked this recipe to use my fresh garden tomatoes on because it seemed a little easier than some of the ones I was finding with fresh tomatoes. I will never use canned sauce again, this was delicious!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-08-31","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"pop2you"},"reviewBody":"Conni is right, this is the best homemade sauce I've ever made, and eaten. the adjustments I made were simple. I ,added 2 Tbls minced garlic, 1pound of Italian sausage,( I like meat sauce) and I used cherry tomatoes(had a bumper crop). I will definitely make this again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-01-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BrendaMassaquoi"},"reviewBody":"We loved this sauce! I added ground sausage to the recipe. We will make this more often!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-02-26","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Summy"},"reviewBody":"What a perfect way to use up grape tomatoes. As a single person, it's hard to eat all the veggies I buy, and I end up throwing so many away. This is wonderful. I just scaled it down for the 1 cup of tomatoes I had left. I agree with the addition of garlic.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-08-31","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Heavens_IL"},"reviewBody":"Very tasty way to use up my abundance of fresh plum tomatoes. 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