SAVORY ITALIAN SAUSAGE SAUCE

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This is a great homemade sauce. It's savory and spicy, as well as thick and chunky. The secret is the combination of Italian sausage, green onions, red wine and red pepper flakes. Easily double or triple amount and top on anything! Even better the next day. Enjoy.

Provided by Carliey

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

Time 1h35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound Italian sausage
4 green onions, chopped
1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
½ cup water
½ cup red wine
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 pinch salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic until browned. Add sausage and cook for 4 minutes, breaking apart with a spoon. Add green onions and cook until sausage is evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
Stir in mushrooms, basil and oregano; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, and tomato paste. Add water, red wine, red pepper flakes, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to low and simmer for at least 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.3 g, Cholesterol 44.6 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 2101.7 mg, Sugar 21.3 g