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If that's the case....heheheh
This was taken at a Wal-mart
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1459891284222567
Ok... nows I'm hungry after remembering and typing that one out....
Here is my marinara sauce I use for anything... spaghetti, lasagna, manacotti etc... etc...
2 27 oz Jars ea Prego Italian Sausage with Garlic Pasta sauce
1 can Diced Tomatoes (16 oz)
1 can Tomato Paste (6oz)
1/3 Medium Red Onion diced
3-6 Garlic cloves crushed and chopped (to taste)
2 Tbls Italian seasonings (to taste)
1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper (to taste amount optional)
1 Tbl Sugar (to taste)
2 Tbls Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
A few pinches salt and Pepper (to taste)
1 smidgen ( yes it is a real amount ) of Fresh ground Star Anise. ( standard anise or fennel will work but you'll have to figure out the amount and it will require more of it... star anise is very strong ( much stronger than the other two ) and if you use too much you will taste the licorice flavor which is not what we are after... we are just enhancing the robustness only )
In a hot 4 qt sauce pan, put in 2 Tbls EVOO, add onions, pinch of salt and shake of pepper, sauté until onions start to clear, add garlic (if your sauce doesn't have much garlic already in it, this recipe has about 6 cloves in total) stir until garlic just starts to brown (don't go to far garlic burns quickly). Add can of tomato paste and stir for a moment, add can of diced tomatoes let it come to a simmer for a minute or two. Add 2 jars of Prego Pasta sauce and stir, add Italian seasoning, Add crushed red pepper (I find 1/4 tsp is mild, 1/2 is spicy, and 1 tsp is hot, start small and add more towards the end if not enough for your taste, red pepper takes time to reach full strength so let it simmer some before you add more or you will end up with one that is too spicy). Let sauce simmer for a couple minutes, taste it, add sugar if needed (the amount you may need will depend on the sweetness of the tomatoes, onions and garlic, I start with 1 tsp at a time, stir it in re-taste and add more if needed, I try to barely taste the sweetness, if you have children you may want it add more to make it sweeter, Chef-Boy-ar-dee is very sweet which is why its popular with kids). Add just a smidgen of the star anise... careful that is a very small amount and you don't want too much. Taste, add any salt or pepper (black or crushed red pepper) you may like. Let sauce simmer for about 30 minutes.
Once finished... if you aren't going to use it right away, pour back into the jars you got.
As an alternate if you want a really meaty one ( which I prefer )... chop another 1/3 of a medium red onion and put into a skillet, add 1 pound of ground chuck or hamburger meat along with a 1/2 pound of sweet Italian sausage. Brown then drain off the meat and then start the sauce above and add the meat/onion mixture to it.
Here is my marinara sauce I use for anything... spaghetti, lasagna, manacotti etc... etc...
2 27 oz Jars ea Prego Italian Sausage with Garlic Pasta sauce
1 can Diced Tomatoes (16 oz)
1 can Tomato Paste (6oz)
1/3 Medium Red Onion diced
3-6 Garlic cloves crushed and chopped (to taste)
2 Tbls Italian seasonings (to taste)
1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper (to taste amount optional)
1 Tbl Sugar (to taste)
2 Tbls Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
A few pinches salt and Pepper (to taste)
1 smidgen ( yes it is a real amount ) of Fresh ground Star Anise. ( standard anise or fennel will work but you'll have to figure out the amount and it will require more of it... star anise is very strong ( much stronger than the other two ) and if you use too much you will taste the licorice flavor which is not what we are after... we are just enhancing the robustness only )
In a hot 4 qt sauce pan, put in 2 Tbls EVOO, add onions, pinch of salt and shake of pepper, sauté until onions start to clear, add garlic (if your sauce doesn't have much garlic already in it, this recipe has about 6 cloves in total) stir until garlic just starts to brown (don't go to far garlic burns quickly). Add can of tomato paste and stir for a moment, add can of diced tomatoes let it come to a simmer for a minute or two. Add 2 jars of Prego Pasta sauce and stir, add Italian seasoning, Add crushed red pepper (I find 1/4 tsp is mild, 1/2 is spicy, and 1 tsp is hot, start small and add more towards the end if not enough for your taste, red pepper takes time to reach full strength so let it simmer some before you add more or you will end up with one that is too spicy). Let sauce simmer for a couple minutes, taste it, add sugar if needed (the amount you may need will depend on the sweetness of the tomatoes, onions and garlic, I start with 1 tsp at a time, stir it in re-taste and add more if needed, I try to barely taste the sweetness, if you have children you may want it add more to make it sweeter, Chef-Boy-ar-dee is very sweet which is why its popular with kids). Add just a smidgen of the star anise... careful that is a very small amount and you don't want too much. Taste, add any salt or pepper (black or crushed red pepper) you may like. Let sauce simmer for about 30 minutes.
Once finished... if you aren't going to use it right away, pour back into the jars you got.
As an alternate if you want a really meaty one ( which I prefer )... chop another 1/3 of a medium red onion and put into a skillet, add 1 pound of ground chuck or hamburger meat along with a 1/2 pound of sweet Italian sausage. Brown then drain off the meat and then start the sauce above and add the meat/onion mixture to it.
If that's the case....heheheh
This was taken at a Wal-mart
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1459891284222567
Use the same exact recipe... buy frozen chopped spinach instead... there...
Really... I wasn't thinkin'... The original recipe is as I typed it off of the top of my head... the spinach was an after thought and what I was able to get this time at the store. I've got 16 cookbooks in the kitchen ( that I can see/find )... and read none of them except to get an idea for something I may want to try. There are few that I do the exact same twice... simply because where is the fun in that.
I have seen some at the walmart here that might not be as smart as him!
If that's the case....heheheh
This was taken at a Wal-mart
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1459891284222567
I have seen some at the walmart here that might not be as smart as him!
Such a scary thought
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