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tomato sauce with italian sausage single serving on square white plate

Tomato sauce with Italian sausage

Claudia
Italian sausages, canned plum tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, basil, salt and pepper, simmered for 90 minutes, gives you a close second to real home cooked Italian tomato sauce in a fraction of the time.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 743 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 28 ounces tomato whole peeled or crushed canned
  • 4 cloves garlic left whole
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 6 links Italian sausages hot or sweet
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound pasta

Instructions
 

Prepare Ingredients

  • Peel garlic cloves and leave whole.

Cooking Instructions

  • Pour the olive oil into a large saucepan or a skillet. Add the canned tomatoes and crush them by hand to squeeze out the juices.
  • Add the garlic, basil, salt and pepper to the tomato and oil, and stir. Then add the sausages.
  • Bring to a boil on medium high heat, then bring the temperature down to a simmer. Cover the saucepan or skillet for 30 minutes, then continue to simmer uncovered for another 60 minutes, for a total time of 1 and 1/2 hours. (see notes)
  • Stir occasionally during the cook time.
  • Time the pasta so it's done the same time the sauce is. Prepare your pasta according to package directions. Drain and add sauce.
  • When the sauce is done, pour about a third of it over the cooked pasta and gently incorporate it to prevent sticking. Use the remaining sauce to top the pasta once it's on the serving dish or individual plates.

Notes

This recipe is heaven for those of us that love Italian sausages simmered in tomato sauce, but about a pound of any other meat of your choosing can be substituted for the sausage. Gather the ingredients, dump them in a saucepan or skillet, stir, and your work is done. 
The consistency of the sauce will be different according to how long it's cooked covered or cooked uncovered. There is more information about this in the text of the post. Basically the more time it is uncovered, the thicker it will be.
The sausages and sauce make a delicious sandwich!

Nutrition

Calories: 743kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 27gFat: 64gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 32gCholesterol: 128mgSodium: 1922mgPotassium: 1259mgFiber: 4gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2149IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 4mg
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