Ragu Kettle Cooked Tomato Basil Sauce

Not bad, Ragu, not bad at all. Or maybe that's mild deprivation talking. But this has no sugar, clean ingredos, no weird texture, no weird taste. Just pleasant herby tomato sauce, with a little garlic but not too much. Not sweet or oniony or anything of note, but made the pasta much tastier than it otherwise would have been. Huzzah.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Ragu Kettle Cooked Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce

This has no sugar added -- a great quality in a pasta sauce -- but it still tastes a bit sweet to me. The texture is also oddly frothy, like gazpacho! Maybe that's the "kettle" line's bit, I'm not sure. The taste is indeed garliccy, and I like the transparent ingredients (all the spices are listed by name, no nebulous "spices" category), but sadly it's not really doing it for me as a pasta sauce. 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Ragu Kettle Cooked Marinara Sauce

Growing up, my parents had a strong anti-Ragu prejudice, so I never tried it. They used only Prego, which I see as very similar (sugar added, thin), but whatever! Neither really did it for me. I'm a classico gal now. But this new "Kettle" line has no sugar added, which is promising. Even though marinara flavor bores me, I figured I'd give it a try. Looks pretty allergy-friendly. Tastes like sauce you'd get at a chain restaurant. That is, boring and nothing special. Weirdly thick, but maybe 'cause I added Parmesan, haha. It's fine.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 5/10

Ragu Super Chunky Mushroom Sauce

This sauce was very watery upon cooking, which I didn't expect from the pre-cooked consistency I had observed. Nevertheless, it worked fine for eating with pasta. The taste was average, and the chunkiness was somewhat overstated. There were few chunks, but the ones that were there were nice. It was a little too sweet for my taste.

Overall
Cost: 7/10
Taste: 6/10

Laura says: Tastes good but not enough mushrooms. 6/10