lougord99 wrote:On looking at that link, I believe you are correct. The newspaper must recycle things that have already been posted on the website because it was in today's paper.

I think it was originally published under the Voracious brand/moniker. Perhaps that's the name of WaPo's food section maybe it already been published elsewhere before WaPo picked it up.

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I just looked at the article in the paper and they do not give anyone else credit - but it is clearly the same article and info.

ok we tried the rao's alfredo! tossed with a bag of spinach, a lb of fusilli, and some sliced grilled chicken breast from whole foods, it was a15 minute emergency dinner of some pleasure and class. the sauce is nicely peppered and tastes completely natural, high on cheese low on glop. i am a from scratch girl - (our other dinner this week for example was three day cassoulet for which i confited duck and made toulouse) - except when i teach till 8pm. nice to know this works in such a pinch.

annak wrote:ok we tried the rao's alfredo! tossed with a bag of spinach, a lb of fusilli, and some sliced grilled chicken breast from whole foods, it was a15 minute emergency dinner of some pleasure and class. the sauce is nicely peppered and tastes completely natural, high on cheese low on glop. i am a from scratch girl - (our other dinner this week for example was three day cassoulet for which i confited duck and made toulouse) - except when i teach till 8pm. nice to know this works in such a pinch.

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annak wrote:ok we tried the rao's alfredo! tossed with a bag of spinach, a lb of fusilli, and some sliced grilled chicken breast from whole foods, it was a15 minute emergency dinner of some pleasure and class. the sauce is nicely peppered and tastes completely natural, high on cheese low on glop. i am a from scratch girl - (our other dinner this week for example was three day cassoulet for which i confited duck and made toulouse) - except when i teach till 8pm. nice to know this works in such a pinch.

That's really it. When I walk in the door after a long day (every day) I just want simple. If I'm up at 6 on a weekend then it's from scratch.

annak wrote:ok we tried the rao's alfredo!...the sauce is nicely peppered and tastes completely natural, high on cheese low on glop.

And surprisingly for a packaged sauce, no garlic. How much sauce did you use? Surely not a whole jar?

we did use a whole jar for a lb of pasta - it's a smaller jar than the marinara, 15 oz.

boudreaulicious wrote:

lougord99 wrote:I like pasta. I am not a huge pasta or Italian food, in general, fan.

When I make pasta with a red sauce, I am looking for a dish that I can just throw together without any thought. Saute some Sunset Italian sausage, cover it with Rao's, cook the pasta, mix together and season with fresh grated parmesean and cracked pepper - this fits the bill.

Another quick hack, my hubs loves tomato soup-I’ve been known to throw a jar in the VitaMix, purée, throw in a couple of splashes of heavy cream or even milk and heat/serve

I do pretty much this with Spicy V8 - if you like a little heat give it a whirl

Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce With Onion & Butter

Rao's marinara sauce is on sale at Costco. $3.00 off a two pack of 28 ounce jars, dropping the price to $9.79 or $4.895 per jar.

I tried the Alfredo sauce, it was good. I just have to figure out how much pasta to cook for a third of the jar. I think it bit of bacon would have been a nice addition to it as well.

I did finally get to try the Rao's. I've bought it again since then, I do like it. But my tongue likes the plain, non-organic, White Linen more. Haven't seen it in a looong time. It's a good amount more acidic than Rao's, iirc.

seebee wrote:I did finally get to try the Rao's. I've bought it again since then, I do like it. But my tongue likes the plain, non-organic, White Linen more. Haven't seen it in a looong time. It's a good amount more acidic than Rao's, iirc.

The White Linen, Costco gets it in the late summer/early fall. Usually a few weeks later it goes on sale. When it is gone there, it won't be back to the next late summer/early fall. I buy quite a bit of it when it goes on sale, so I'll have a supply till the next year. I'll post here when it comes in this year.

Voracious (via WaPo) has published a follow-up to their initial rankings; this one based on reader feedback that came in after the first round. Spoiler alert: Rao's marinara wins again.

Here are their rankings:

7. Muir Glen Organic Italian Herb Pasta Sauce
5. (tie) Michael’s of Brooklyn Marinara Sauce
5. (tie) Mid’s Traditional Meatless
4. Silver Palate San Marzano Blend Marinara
3. Barilla Traditional
2. Victoria Marinara
1. Rao’s Homemade Marinara

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At Aldi Streamwood, Rao's Alfredo and Garlic flavors are $6.88/jar.

In case anyone is interested, Rao's marinara sauce is on sale at Costco. $3.00 off a two pack of 28 ounce jars, dropping the price to $9.79 or $4.895 per jar. At least at the Costco here in Salem Oregon.

Xexo wrote:In case anyone is interested, Rao's marinara sauce is on sale at Costco. $3.00 off a two pack of 28 ounce jars, dropping the price to $9.79 or $4.895 per jar. At least at the Costco here in Salem Oregon.

Saw it today at the Lake Zurich store. Same price.