Showing posts with label pasta sauce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pasta sauce. Show all posts

Monday, April 27, 2009

Ragu's new pasta sauces

Our family loves to have pasta, meat and sauce. We tend to be creative with the combinations of those 3 main ingredients, and more often we are happy with what we created. My children eat pasta easily, too, so that helps too! I was more than happy to review to new sauces from RagĂș, RagĂș Old World Style pasta sauce - Sweet Tomato Basil and Margherita. The Sweet Tomato Basil is very flavorful and makes a great sauce for spaghetti and meatballs. My kids, myhusband, and I loved the taste. The Margherita is a pizza-flavored sauce, and it was very tasty, too. I made a dish with noodles, chicken bits, and sauce, and we really liked the taste! I sprinkled mozzarella cheese on the dish, too. The Margherita definitely tastes like the sauce on pizza, almost like a pepperoni cheese taste. I know I will be purchasing these sauces in the future, because they are very flavorful and delicious!
Sweet Tomato Basil and Margherita Ragu sauces come with great new recipes. Ragu.com is a great resource for moms to get nutritional, parenting and time-management tips. Ragu stands behind Moms feeding their kids well, and the helpful tips and healthy meal options are designed to make meal planning easier. Here is one recipe that I would like to try out:
CHICKEN MARGHERITA
Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb.)
1 Tbsp. olive oil
4 slices fresh or packaged mozzarella cheese (about 4 oz.)
2 Tbsp. thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
2 cups Ragu Old World Style Margherita Smooth Pasta Sauce
Directions
Season chicken, if desired, with salt and black pepper. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and brown chicken, turning once, about 5 minutes.
Add Pasta Sauce and simmer covered 5 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Top chicken with cheese, then let stand until cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Garnish with basil.
Serve, if desired, with hot cooked penne pasta topped with additional Pasta Sauce, heated.
Preparation time: 5 Minute(s)Cook time: 10 Minute(s)Servings: 4
Nutrition Information per serving Calories 320, Calories From Fat 130, Total Fat 14g, Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 90mg, Sodium 770mg, Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 6g, Protein 34g

This review opportunity was made possible from Mom Central.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Dei Fratelli

I am trying more and more to find foods that are more natural. So many foods found in the grocery stores are loaded with chemicals that our body does not need. I was thrilled when I looked on the Dei Fratelli (Fire Roasted)Pasta sauce jar and saw these ingredients: Crushed Tomatoes, Diced Tomatoes, Fire Roasted Zucchini, Fire Roasted Onions, Sugar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Fire Roasted Yellow Bell Peppers, Fire Roasted Red Bell Peppers, Carrots, Sea Salt, Basil, Citric Acid, Oregano, Spices. I could read and understand every ingredient! I used the jar in my spaghetti. The taste was phenomenal, and I can say it was some of the best spaghetti that I have ever had! Plus, Dei Fratelli's Fire Roasted Pasta sauce had only 60 calories and had 2 grams of fiber! These are things I keep count of with Weight Watchers. I highly
recommend Dei Fratelli pasta sauce. The ingredients are natural, sauce is great tasting, and it's good for you! Dei Fratelli's products are so flavorful! Their website offers several great recipes to try!
Dei Fratelli has a great selection of salsas. The salsas are made with all natural ingredients, too! The black bean and corn salsa has these ingredients: Tomatoes, Roasted Corn, Black Beans, Peppers, Roasted Tomatoes, Vinegar, Sea Salt, Spices, Cilantro, Garlic, Natural Flavor Citric Acid. Such a great blend of good, wholesome ingredients! I think what I like best about Dei Fratelli products is, that I can be confident that I am putting good things into my mouth, and not anything that could possibly be dangerous for me or my health!
Along with the pasta sauces and salsas, Dei Fratelli also has Tomatoes, Juices, Sauerkraut, and low sodium/no salt added products.
Dei Fratelli is a fourth generation, family-owned company. Their tomato products are grown from seedlings that they cultivate themselves.
I have looked for Dei Fratelli's great products in the stores, and I haven't seen them sold there yet. I do know that they can be purchased online here. Dei Fratelli makes great, whole-some products for your family, from theirs. You can feel confident in their products, because you can read the ingredients, and feel good about serving them to your children.