SAUSAGE-VEGGIE PASTA SAUCE

Sausage-Veggie Pasta Sauce image

With this recipe, I can sneak so many vegetables past my young sons-and they even ask for seconds! Plus, it smells wonderful simmering all day long. Make it interesting with different pasta shapes.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 6h25m

Yield 7 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 jar (14 ounces) marinara or spaghetti sauce
1 cup shredded carrots
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
Hot cooked spaghetti

Steps:

In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the mushrooms, tomatoes, marinara sauce, carrots, peppers, onion, tomato paste, garlic, sugar, basil and oregano. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Serve with spaghetti.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326 calories, Fat 21g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 49mg cholesterol, Sodium 675mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 14g protein.