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Ingredients
- 2 lbs. lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion chopped (optional)
- 1 jar 1 lb. 8 oz. Ragú® Old World Style® Pasta Sauce
- 8 whole wheat hamburger buns or regular hamburger buns
Instructions
- Brown ground beef with onion in large nonstick skillet; drain.
- Stir in Ragú® Old World Style® Pasta Sauce. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Serve on buns.
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How do you like to use Ragu pasta sauce?
Brian E. says
Thanks for the giveaway…we use Ragu to top off grilled Italian sausage, onion, & green pepper subs.
susan smoaks says
my favorite way to use ragu is to make spaghetti with it
Chris Martinez says
I use it mainly for lasagna, but sometimes on pizza as well.
Sarah L says
On all kinds of pasta.
Thanks for the contest.
Michelle Tucker says
We use it most often in spaghetti. 🙂
joni says
I use Ragu when I make my lasagna.
Barbara Long says
My favorite way to use Ragu sauce is for meatball subs.
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Leslie L Stanziani says
I use it in lasagna.
Kathleen S. says
Spaghetti or baked penne pasta.
Richard Hicks says
We use Ragu all the time on our spaghetti!
Joy Q says
I like it to make baked ziti
Sand says
I like it in lasagna.
Theresa says
I love to use Ragu in my manicotti!
Sharon says
I keep it on hand for a quick weeknight “fast food,” meal and serve it with whole wheat rotini pasta! I also use it for pizza sauce on homemade pizza!
Trisha McKee says
I love it with sauteed onions and pepperoni over angel hair pasta.
Renee G says
I love using it to make bagel pizzas
Vikki Billings says
I use it in my spaghetti and meat balls!
Beverly Metcalf says
I use it on my spaghetti. I love the chunky mushroom kind. Thanks for having this contest.
Breanne says
I like to use it on spaghetti
brittney says
well spaghetti of course!
Julie Lawson says
I use Ragu to make spaghetti.
Andrina G says
I like to make penne pasta with Ragu and mozarella.
Paula Tavernie says
I like it on my speggetti and meat balls!!
laurie says
we use it to make spaghetti and meatballs
Karen Matlock says
I brown onions, mushrooms and garlic then add faux hamburger and a jar of Ragu and serve over spaghetti. Oh, lots of cheese on top!
Rebecca Peters says
I like it in spaghetti
Brittney House says
We love eating it with spaghetti!!
Robin says
I use it on my spaghetti
Danielle says
I use it most in my spaghetti and pizza
Lauren E. says
We use ragu specifically for home made pizza bagels
Stephanie Larison says
I use it when I’m making pizza burgers, they’re my hubby’s fave.
Nicole C. says
My favorite way to use it is in lasagna.
Sarah says
I like to use it in lasagna!
Lisa Garner says
I love Ragu over my Manicotti.
Dorothy says
it is great formaking soup
candy kratzer wenzel says
I love Ragu on stuffed shells.
Anthony says
With spaghetti and meatballs
Shannon says
We like it with whole grain pasta.
William Krawic says
Believe it or not, but I do use Ragu to make sloppy joes!
Kristen says
I like to use it to make english muffin pizzas.
Nadine L says
I make individual lasagna’s and always use Ragu
Ben G says
My favorite way to use it is on spaghetti as well as lasagna.
Teresa Thompson says
I have lots of spaghetti lovers.
danielle Marie says
i love it with penne pasta and trader joes turkey meatballs.
vera says
I like to make flatbread pizzas with it.
Julie Smith says
Not very original, but I use it in my lasagna … I dress it up by adding tomatoes and more Italian spices as well as ground beef! Thanks for the chance to win!
Maria Iemma says
I like to make chicken parmegiana using Ragu sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Angela Saver says
Spaghetti & meatballs!
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Nannypanpan says
To use it in my lasagna
Jennifer Dunaway says
I use it on Spaghetti and meatballs.
Melissa Nagy says
I always use Ragu for my baked spaghetti.
McKim says
I like to use it in lasagna.
Michelle Weaver says
I use it on spaghetti!
beth shepherd says
I like using it in my meatball subs
Tammy S says
My favorite way to use it is for Baked Ziti.
stacey b says
My favorite way to use it is for Chicken Parmesan
Tabathia B says
baked chicken parmesan
Mel says
On meatball subs
Karen Lynch says
I love to use it in Ravioli Lasagna.
Adele Jones says
I use Ragu when I make spaghetti and meatballs.
Mary Calabrese says
I use it in spaghetti.
Laura J says
Oh I love to use it in a spaghetti rice stuffed peppers that I make! Our favorite!
Geoff K says
Besides baked pasta and lasagna, I love using Ragu sauce to make cocktail sauce and tomato butter!
Suzanne K says
for spaghetti or lasagna
Tari Lawson says
I like to use it in lasagna.
Tari Lawson says
I like to use itin lasagna.
Julie says
on spaghetti
thanks
Carolyn says
I love Traditional Ragu on spaghetti with parmesan cheese
Cathy Truman says
We use Ragu with our lasagna and for our pizzas.
Paol Trenny says
I like to use it on pasta and chicken baking dishes
Steph says
I use Ragu sauce for spaghetti.
Sue Ellison says
My favorite way to use Ragu is for spaghetti and meatballs.
Jody Sisson says
I always use Ragu for my spaghetti.
Emily says
I use Ragu Alfredo sauce to make spinach dip
Susan Chester says
I love their chunky sauce on spaghetti!
Tracy L Davis says
I use Ragu on all of my pasta.
carol says
I use it to make Spaghetti and meatballs
Angie says
straight up spaghetti!
Gwen B. says
I use it to dip my garlic bread into when I don’t feel like having a full meal.
Margaret Smith says
I love using Ragu on Spagetti and meatballs.
Rich Morris says
i love it in spaghetti
julie murphy says
We use it for dip for cheesesticks and ravioli
Lisa Brown says
i use it for lasagna
Cynthia C says
I like to use Ragu when I make lasagna.
Mary Casper says
as a base for my spaghetti sauce
Adrienne Gordon says
on meatballs with spaghetti
Cheryl F. says
MY favorite way is to use Ragu sauce is in pasta.
Mary Somerville says
My favorite way to use it is in lasagna. The Ragu doesn’t come out watery.
Beth W says
Our favorite is on french bread pizzas.
Ellie W says
I use it for chicken parmesan.
Susan Christy says
I use Ragu in my Meatball Sub casserole
staceyk says
spaghetti is always so easy with jarred sauce!
Amy G says
I love to make lasagna with Ragu sauce.
J Ebling says
We use it a lot of different things from different pastas to pizza bakes, pizza itself. Simple Grilled toast with cheese and sauce. So simple so Versatile.
Terri Quick says
I’m part Italian, so we eat lots of pasta & sauce in our house.
Barbara Montag says
I love using it for Sloppy Joes – thank you.
Shanna says
On top of spaghetti… all covered with cheese =D
Lacey Burd says
I grew up on Ragu spaghetti. My mom has only ever used the mushroom Ragu sauce. I like the other varieties, too, but Ragu is the only kind I buy as well 🙂
Yona says
I will use Ragu to make spaghetti.
Murry says
As a pizza sauce.
Mary Beth Elderton says
I use Ragu for spaghetti,but this sloppy joe sounds delicious!
beth cole says
I use it in my lasagna recipe.
Susan Smith says
I like to have pasta with Ragu
happymomc says
pizza, pasta, spaghetti!
Darlene Carbajal says
My favorite way to use Ragu is with spaghetti. 🙂
Liz says
It’s great in baked ziti
mrsshukra says
I use Ragu to make veggie spaghetti!
LaVonne says
Spaghetti is my kid’s favorite.
Claudia says
homemade lasagna …yumm
Shannon says
For our homemade pizza!
Rochel S says
We love eating it with spaghetti!!
Cynthia Gray says
i use the pasta sauce in my meatloaf to make it even tastier!
Mariaelena says
I use it for spaghetti all the time but sloppy joes sound great!
acmommy3 says
I have fond memories of my mother making sloppy joes! 🙂 I also love to use Ragu pasta sauce to simmer sausages in, it is so good over noodles! Also like making Lasagna Roll-ups! 🙂
marian boll says
Spaghetti for sure!!!
shelly says
I like to make pasta with hamburger and onions & ragu
Idaho Jill says
Ragu is my husband’s favorite with spaghetti and meatballs.
Heather Y. says
I like to use it to make lasagna
christine burd says
Spaghetti and meatballs -my favorite dish!
Victoria Gammage says
I love to use it in Lasagna and spaghetti.
D SCHMIDT says
I love to use it in lasagne recipes.
bart cook says
we like it on spaghetti, of course. and also sometimes add it to goulash or other noodle dishes or chili.
bart cook says
very handy to have in the pantry…….and very easy to add to recipes!
Deb Anderson says
I use Ragu in just about ALL my pasta dishes, but especially lasagna.
Donna Dennis says
making a homemade pizza
rachel says
I love to have it on hand for those nights when I’m too busy to make anything else but spaghetti!
Thomas Murphy says
I like it on spaghetti and meatballs.
anne says
We use it on penne.
christina moore says
We like to have it on spaghetti and I use it as dipping sauce
Jeanna says
We use it with my husband’s homemade meatballs! It’s so good!
amanda hardesty says
I love Ragu for lasagna
Amanda Sakovitz says
i love using it on pasta
Cindy B says
I like to use Ragu to make lasagna
Wehaf says
I have never tried Ragu sauces, but I imagine some work work very well in lasagna.
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
I like making meatballs with Ragu in the crockpot….my husband loves having meatball hoagies with provolone cheese.
Audra O'Hara says
I like serving Ragu over cheese ravioli. Makes a great quick dinner.
Marti Tabora says
I like using it to make a lasagna casserole, it’s really good.
DEBIJOT says
With spaghetti and meatballs.
shaunie says
Love to use the sauce to make home made ravioli
vickie couturier says
my favorite way to use it is to make meatloaf,,it is so totally good
Sonya Morris says
I use Ragu on all of my pasta.
Denise M says
to make baked ziti
kathy stevenson says
We love it on pasta with lots of parmesan cheese!
harold says
I like to use it on a meatball sandwich!
Kristie says
I like to use it in pizza casserole.
Mami2jcn says
I like to use Ragu sauce in lasagna.
Terra Heck says
I use Ragu sauce a lot when making spaghetti. Thanks.
Katherine says
I use it in my lasagna
amyc says
We love Ragu on our spaghetti. Yummy!
Janet W. says
We make pizza bagels with Ragu sauce.
Debbie Jackson says
I use it on my homemade pizza
Alvina Castro says
Easy! Spaghetti and meatballs!
Susan P. says
I like to make beefaroni with Ragu sauce, ground beef and elbow macaroni. Sprinke any grated cheese on top and it’s an easy casserole.
Miranda Ward says
Spaghetti!!
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lana says
with brats and spagatti
Elena says
I like to have pasta with Ragu
latanya says
baked spaghetti is my fave way to use
Jessie C. says
I like using Ragu to make pizza.
Daniel M says
with spaghetti and meatballs
Kimberly Kihega says
Just plain old spaghetti, the kids love it!
Jessica To says
We like to have it on spaghetti.
Stephanie says
I like it on my ravioli!