HERBED SAUSAGE & TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

Herbed Sausage & Tomato Pasta Sauce image

I believe in the wisdom of using a wine for cooking that you'd be happy to drink, rather than an inferior one. I use a Chianti for this sausage and herb sauce. -Jennifer Storment, Belgrade, Montana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 7h

Yield 12 servings (3 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 pounds bulk pork sausage
1 pound Italian sausage links, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
5 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup dry red wine, divided
2 cans (28 ounces each) whole tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
3 teaspoons each Italian seasoning and dried oregano
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon each dried thyme, marjoram and rosemary, crushed
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Hot cooked pasta

Steps:

In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook pork sausage, Italian sausage and onion in oil until meat is no longer pink, breaking pork into crumbles. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. , Add 2 tablespoons wine to Dutch oven, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour over meat mixture. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, bouillon, Italian seasoning, oregano, sugar, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, bay leaves and pepper., Cover and cook on low, 6-8 hours. Stir in remaining wine; cover and cook 30 minutes longer. Discard bay leaves; serve sauce with pasta.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 297 calories, Fat 20g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 43mg cholesterol, Sodium 1274mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 13g protein.