BRIAN'S FAVORITE SAUCE

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A favorite spaghetti sauce with my sons - especially Brian. Serve over your favorite pasta. Simmering the sauce for longer will result in a deeper flavor. Adjust the seasonings as you like.

Provided by Marian Collins

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Meat Sauce

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
4 (16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 pinch cayenne pepper

Steps:

In a large saucepan over medium heat saute chopped onion and garlic in the oil. Break up sausage into small pieces and brown. Add tomato sauce, ground black pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, chopped tomatoes, salt, sugar and cayenne pepper; stir well. Let simmer uncovered 15 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.4 calories, Carbohydrate 24.2 g, Cholesterol 57.5 mg, Fat 37.5 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 15.4 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 2374.2 mg, Sugar 17.9 g