Macaroni grill (refrigerator, live, restaurant)

[rayofsunsunshine]

I love love their marinara!!!! Anyone have their recipe or have an idea as to what jar sauce is similar? TIA

[Moo Du Kwan]

You can either ask your server to ask the chef for the recipe, or, you can Google it. It's out there....I just looked.

[rayofsunsunshine]

I did ask at the restaurant. but of course it was a polite "no". Where did u find it ? I have used bing and google but no luck.

[BostonAccent]

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 1/2 cups whole, peeled, canned tomatoes in puree (about 1 (28-ounce) can), chopped or crushed by hand
Fresh thyme sprig
Fresh basil sprig
3 plum tomatoes, chopped (optional)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic, and cook stirring, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, their juice, and bring to a boil. Adjust the heat to maintain a simmer, and cook covered, for 10 minutes. Add the herbs and chopped fresh tomatoes, if using, and simmer for a few more minutes until fresh tomatoes are cooked through.

Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Stir in the salt and season with pepper, to taste. Use now, store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.

Cook's note: For more texture add seeded chopped tomatoes at the end. Also add fresh chopped herbs for a fuller herb flavor.

Yield: about 3 1/2 cups

[CoreLysium]

Wow, I didn't expect that recipe. I thought it was "cut open top of bag and empty into stock pot. Heat. Ladle out." I guess Romano's is better than Olive Garden. Thought Olive Garden has some of the best TV dinners, better than Applebee's TV dinners for sure.

(joke, kinda)

[rayofsunsunshine]

Thank you Boston. I will be trying this ASAP. Woo Hoo!

[BostonAccent]

Anytime.

[MiamiRob]

Originally Posted by CoreLysium

Wow, I didn't expect that recipe. I thought it was "cut open top of bag and empty into stock pot. Heat. Ladle out." I guess Romano's is better than Olive Garden. Thought Olive Garden has some of the best TV dinners, better than Applebee's TV dinners for sure.

(joke, kinda)

I worked for Macaroni Grill as a prep chef when they first started opening up in Florida and they make everything fresh using natural ingredents from start to finish. They bake their own bread and then make their own bread crumbs too! They are no Olive Garden!

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by rayofsunsunshine

I love love their marinara!!!!

I love the fact that they sell something other than CHEESE RAVIOLI THERE!!!! (I prefer BEEF RAVIOLI and next to no one sells it (uugghh))

I think they sell VEAL ravioli but its not cheese which is grand!!

[Consigliere]

Originally Posted by BostonAccent

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 1/2 cups whole, peeled, canned tomatoes in puree (about 1 (28-ounce) can), chopped or crushed by hand
Fresh thyme sprig
Fresh basil sprig
3 plum tomatoes, chopped (optional)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic, and cook stirring, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, their juice, and bring to a boil. Adjust the heat to maintain a simmer, and cook covered, for 10 minutes. Add the herbs and chopped fresh tomatoes, if using, and simmer for a few more minutes until fresh tomatoes are cooked through.

Remove and discard the herb sprigs. Stir in the salt and season with pepper, to taste. Use now, store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.

Cook's note: For more texture add seeded chopped tomatoes at the end. Also add fresh chopped herbs for a fuller herb flavor.

Yield: about 3 1/2 cups

This is a not a Macaroni Grill recipe. It's an exact copy of a ten+ year old copyrighted Tyler Florence recipe from a Food Network TV show.