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Amy's Pasta Sauce


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bluelotus Contributor

Hi,

I know some of you have had problems with Amy's products and that they have tested some of the gluten-free products in the past only to, indeed, find gluten. Knowing this, I still tried their "gluten free" pasta sauce last night and have felt horrible since (mostly fatigue, irritability, and the typical tummy stuff). I emailed them last night to let them know, but I was wondering if anyone else has had problems with the sauce? If I remember correctly, most of the past problems for some were with their frozen meals.

Any input is appreciated.


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teankerbell Apprentice

I have had problems with Amy's salsa and yes most of their frozen stuff is not gluten-free. I emailed Ragu and asked if their sauces were gluten-free and they said they were but to check the ingredients often as they could change. So that might be an option.

penguin Community Regular

After getting sick from their frozen stuff (it's a shame because the mac & cheese is really good!), I don't trust them.

I make my own pasta sauce with 1 can sauce, 1 can crushed tomatoes, 1 tbsp italian seasoning, 1 tsp garlic salt, 1/2 a chopped onion, 3 cloves garlic, and 1 tsp brown sugar. Saute the onion & garlic in olive oil until soft, add everything else, and simmer about 45 mins. Sometimes I throw a little balsamic in there, also. It freezes well.

Sorry you feel crappy :unsure:

Feel better soon! :)

bluelotus Contributor

Wow, thanks for the recipe, sounds great! I try to make almost everything from scratch, but once in a while, I am limited on time and have to use a "trust-worthy" brand......guess I should have known better based on others' problems. They did email me back and will be calling me on my cell eventually. They asked if I had saved any of the sauce (of course not, I wanted it out of my house, I was so mad).....I hope they can use info on the jar to find and test another sample from the batch. I'll keep you all posted.

hez Enthusiast

For lunch today I had one of their frozen mexican things. I don't eat their stuff everyday. More like once or twice a month. I have not had any problems but know of many people who do.

Hez

Jen H Contributor

I eat their Family Marinara and Tomato Basil sauce with pasta and have had no problems.

tarnalberry Community Regular
Wow, thanks for the recipe, sounds great! I try to make almost everything from scratch, but once in a while, I am limited on time and have to use a "trust-worthy" brand......

You can make an extra large batch of sauce when you *do* cook from scratch and freeze (even just in a ziploc bag). My italian MIL does this. :-)


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bluelotus Contributor

Good idea, Tiffany. I should make a huge batch this weekend.

They (Amy's) called and said that they submitted samples for testing, so I'll keep you all posted.

Guest nini

I eat Amy's Family Marinara and Tomato Basil Sauces on my Tinkyada pasta with no problems. I do however have problems with the Classico sauces which are all supposed to be gluten-free.

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