Pork Ragu Over Penne

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Okay, so I normally love all of Sandra's recipes, but this one fell apart for me in terms of flavor. I was so disappointed, because I was so excited to make this dish and it took a good 7 hours to cook, so you would think it would taste delicious, but nope. The pork was so bland.. If I hadn't read the previous review, the sauce would have been a disaster too! But I followed the advice in putting creamy texture to the sauce, and salt and peppered my sauce, added 1/4 cup of heavy cream and 4 tablespoons of butter. Because of that, the sauce turned out pretty delicious! But the pork was such a disappointment, even after I soaked it in the sauce, still tasteless and dry. Definitely will not make again. I hope round 2 recipe will be much better!

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it was ok. i felt like it was lacking some type of creamier/smooth texture. Maybe add cream cheese to it??

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It was okay! Wouldn't make it again.

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If I were to make this a second time, I'd definitely want to create more of a sauce for the pasta. Adding a can of tomato sauce when you transfer the pork to the pot would really make a difference. Add more seasoning too, it is a little bland. Overall, this is a good meal to come home to at the end of the day and it will provide you with plenty of leftovers.

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I read the reviews that people posted about needing more flavor. This is what I did: used boneless pork shoulder (that was my only option, seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Seared the meat in olive oil and butter, then removed to a plate. Then sauteed the veggies in the leftover oil with salt and pepper until soft. Added the veggies to the slow cooker, topped with meat, and topped with tomatoes as instructed in the recipe. Added two bay leaves. My husband loved it, and there was enough left over for 6 tupperwares full for lunches during the week. I will definitely use this one again. Really cheap for the amount that was made. I did not save any pork for the round two recipe, however.

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I love all her recipes, they're easy & delicious! My familys picky so all these pasta recipes are great

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Extremely simple to make and the pork falls apart with very little help from a fork. I didn't save any out for a round 2 meal but I can tell you we easily got 14-16 servings from this. 6 of us ate it as described the first night. 5 of us made sandwiches topped with dill pickles for lunch the next day. And we got at least 5 thermos-filled lunches of pasta mixed with the ragu throughout the week. We found ourselves wanting to zing it up a bit. I added spicy V8 to the lunches with little success for zing. My son added hot sauce to his. Plenty of freshly grated parmesan cheese the firt night helped but we wanted a little more flavor than this provided.

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I found this recipe in her Money Saving Meals cookbook. Our dinner guests loved it! One note, it said it serves 4, but it was at least enough for 6 even after I reserved 3 cups to make lasagne later. I used a 2 pound roast because I remembered the recipe wrong...but it tasted great and had a nice balance of ingredients. I also added mushrooms for more texture. Served over vegetable infused pasta with a generous sprinkle of parmesan. This recipe is a keeper!

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I made this as directed, and after feeding a family of 4, there was enough left for another family of 8. I think the leftovers will be good. Husband loved it, kids were so-so on it. I thought it was good, I might make it again, but nothing spectacular. I'm not a big meat eater, and it was a little heavy for my taste, but easy to do.

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This was recipe was fabulous! I had made it for my in-laws (for the first time making it they loved it! I added more garlic for we are garlic lovers and didn't sear the pork just coated it in salt/pepper popped it in crock pot. Came out so good. In-laws wanted recipe so they could make it for her folks as well. Very good, very easy and quick to make!