Marinara Sauce

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I watched Giada make this on her show and what the recipe or the book, for that matter, doesn't suggest is to blend all the ingredients after the sauce is cooked. She put hers in a blender. I actually have a hand blender that I put right into the sauce and it blends it perfectly every time! The sauce comes out thicker and doesn't have little chucks of vege's, which I don't care for.

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No need to ever buy sauce in a jar again! It was so easy, and so very flavorful!

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I always make sure to have some of this on hand. It makes a huge batch and freezes wonderfully. It can be used on anything to give it a wonderful freshness. It's a perfectly light and tasty sauce, making it just right for any pasta or meat dish. It is a bit time consuming, but it lasts for many meals, so it is very well worth the time.

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I made this marinara sauce last night and put it on stuffed shells. It was so easy and a lot cheaper then those sauces in the jars at the store. I really suggest everyone making their own sauce, it is more rewarding then opening a jar and pouring it over pasta.

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This was an easy, tasty sauce. As usual, I strayed a bit from the instructions to make it a bit easier... I placed the rough chopped celery, carrot, onion and garlic in the food processor and whirled them around until very finely minced. Then I sauteed all the vegetables together for about 15 minutes before adding the tomatoes and bay leaves. I think this is the best homemade sauce I've made. I plan to use it on Giada's Stuffed Shells recipe soon.

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I made this sauce a few years ago and didn?t like it. I needed a basic red sauce for some ravioli we were having, and decided to give it a second try. I am so glad I did. This sauce was terrific. I liked the sauce much better this time because I chopped everything up in the food processor (separately, of course, so the carrots, celery, and onions were finely chopped. I also used 1-15 oz can of tomato sauce and 3-14.5 oz cans of diced tomatoes, because I didn't have any cans of crushed tomatoes in the house. Delicious! I like that my veggies were diced small so certain bites didn't taste "carrot-y" or "celery-y" or "onion-y", which I think was my problem when I cooked this a few years ago and didn't use the food processor. Another big thumbs up for Giada.

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How could something so simple and fast taste so amazing?!?
Thanks so much. This is now my staple marinara for my family. Tastes FANTASTIC and the children are eating veggies!

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This sauce is a really great basic sauce. I put my all of my veggies in the food processor before cooking them and didn't have a problem with the sauce being too chunky. I also added a little sugar, dried basil, dried oregano and dried parsley. I think if I wouldn't have done that this probably would be pretty bland since even after these additions I still found it to be very basic. I will definitely make this again and again.

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I made this to go w/ risotto and it was wonderful. With a few extra spices this recipe can be used for a great pasta dish or lasgana dish

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It was so, so good. This one is going in my recipe book. I added a lil fresh basil when I served w/pasta. Also, added crushed red pepper to spice it up!