Donatelli's - Meat Sauce Recipe

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I'm sure glad I don't live in White Bear Lake, MN. Or, if I did, I would hope there was another restaurant to eat in. This tasted worse than Ragu. Too tart and lacking any depth of flavor whatsoever. I'm sure the 5 star ratings all came from parents of children who regularly eat Spaghetti O's. Ugh.

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Absolutely nothing wrong with this recipe, just I don't feel it was delicious...very good though, keeping it for my go to recipe for sauce. Did use 1.2 beef and 1/2 sausage. No disrespect to young cooks, but what I thought was so wonderful when I first started cooking and today are very different wish there was a place on reviews to check seasoned cook, just starting etc, if fact I think those first years when everything is new and great are a wonderful time in your life.

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This is a FABULOUS meat sauce!!! I made one change and that was to use fresh basil since I had it on hand...Otherwise, I cooked as is and the results were so awesome!! I could not stop tasting the sauce! I used this sauce for my lasagna and I can't wait to try it! I am freezing the rest for future use. I am so glad I tried this! Way better than jar sauce. It tastes so great! Thanks for posting!!

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Great base for a recipe. I made a few small tweaks, and it was fantastic! I used one pound lean ground beef and one pound italian sausage for more flavor. Only use one can of tomato paste. Instead of using the chicken and beef base, I mixed half can chicken broth and red wine. I cooked the ground beef and sausage with the garlic, added it to the slow cooker pot. Made the tomato sauce, added to the slow cooker pot and refrigerated over night. In the morning I stirred in one cup water, put in on low in the slow cooker, and it was AMAZING by the time I got home from work!

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This sauce is easy, tasty and is made from everything I have in my fridge already. I added sliced mushrooms and diced green peppers because I like these in my meatsauce. It freezes well, and I will have great lunches for work. We did choose to leave out the paste and just use the puree and the crushed tomatoes.

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This is my first review of a recipe and I have been trying the Food Network's recipes for many years now. It is wonderful! So much better than jar spaghetti sauce.

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I was also surprised at how many cans of paste until I read the whole recipe, and thinned it out with chicken stock instead of base + water. And let me tell you, I didn't think this sauce was going to be as good as it was. It took me back to my NYC days, slurping spaghetti in Little Italy. Simple but delish!

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This sauce was horrible. 2 cans of tomato paste? I had to use about 4 cups of water just to thin it out.......

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Thought it was great and am getting ready to do it again! I made a few changes, used 1 can of paste instead of 2, added 1/2 cup of red wine (Merlot, and the rind of a wedge of Parmesan. I also used a equal amount of beef broth instead of the 2 kinds of base plus water. I used a portion of ground beef, ground turkey italian sausage, and ground pork. I cooked every thing on the stove (minus the cheese wedge and then used my had blender in the pot and pureed the sauce with the meat. I than stuck it in the crock pot for the next 6 hours or so(with the rind and UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM......SO GOOD! Oh, I also added a tsp of red pepper for a tiny kick. Ok, I changed a lot but it was based on things I liked in other meat sauce recipes that I have tried. This is my favorite and as close to my favorite Italian spot....Guiseppes. Love it Love it Love it!

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Best meat sauce made at home!! I am SUPER picky about my meat sauce/spaghetti sauce. Ever since I was 4 years old I have eaten spaghetti with meat sauce at a local resturant called Vince's Spaghetti. Everytime someone made homemade spaghetti sauce or jar sauce it tasted so gross, sweet, and tangy...blah. I was determined to try to find a similar recipe that was as similar to Vince's. Though it's not exactly the same it taste sooo good. I use this sauce for spaghetti and for lasagna. I use a tad less salt if I'm using it for lasagna because the cheese is already salty. Sometimes I add a little more salt if the sauce is for spaghetti, I taste it about half way through and adjust from there. I love this recipe, thank you so much for sharing it!!!!!!!