Chunky Red Sauce with Ground Italian Sausage Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pasta Sauce Recipes. (Chunky Red Sauce with Ground Italian Sausage Recipe). This is a basic chunky red sauce with Italian sausage and lots of veggies! Great for lasagna or your favorite pasta dish! Also, if you want the benefit of the veggies, but have picky eaters at your table, you can put it all in the food processor and they will never know the difference! I speak from experience!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 2hrs15 mins

Total: 2hrs30 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Chunky Red Sauce with Ground Italian Sausage Recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 pound bulk Italian sausage

2 tablespoons minced garlic

1 onion

chopped

1 green bell pepper

chopped

1 sweet Italian pepper

chopped

½ teaspoon salt

1 zucchini

sliced

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

2 (14 ounce) cans tomato sauce

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

drained

1 tablespoon tomato paste

or more as needed

2 teaspoons dried oregano

2 teaspoons dried basil

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon chopped dried rosemary

1 teaspoon dried parsley

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

BLT Pasta Carbonara

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage and garlic in hot oil until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer sausage and garlic to a plate using a slotted spoon leaving any drippings in the saucepan.

Step 2

Saute onion green pepper sweet pepper and salt in the same saucepan until slightly softened about 5 minutes. Add zucchini and continue cooking until onion is translucent 5 to 10 minutes more. Drain off any excess liquid.

Step 3

Stir sausage crushed tomatoes tomato sauce diced tomatoes tomato paste oregano basil rosemary parsley black pepper and red pepper flakes into onion-zucchini mixture. Bring to a simmer reduce heat to low cover the saucepan with a lid and cook stirring occasionally until flavors blend and sauce is thickened about 2 hours.

Nutritional Information

Chunky Red Sauce with Ground Italian Sausage Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 190.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 9.4g 19%

Carbohydrates: 16.8g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 4.2g 17%

Sugars: 6g

Fat: 10.4g 16%

Saturated Fat: 3.3g 16%

Cholesterol: 17.8mg 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 1424.4IU 29%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.6mg 35%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 27%

Vitamin C: 39.3mg 65%

Folate: 31.2mcg 8%

Calcium: 81.5mg 8%

Iron: 3.8mg 21%

Magnesium: 43.6mg 16%

Potassium: 773.5mg 22%

Sodium: 1093.3mg 44%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 34%

Calories From Fat: 94

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.