Best Sausage Marinara Sauce Recipes

RIGATONI WITH MARINARA SAUCE, SAUSAGE, MUSHROOMS AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Make the marinara sauce ahead of time. Place the parsley and garlic in the work bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the parsley and garlic and cook until the garlic is soft, about seven minutes. Add the tomatoes and spices. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for five minutes. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• Place the sausage in a large, deep saute pan - in batches if necessary - and cook until well browned. As the sausages are done, place on paper toweling to drain. Reserve the sausages, and the saute pan with its fat.
• To assemble, bring one very large pot or two large pots of water to a boil for the pasta. Add the salt and bay leaves.
• Return the saute pan to the stove and heat the fat over high heat. Add the mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are browned. Add the peppers and cook for five minutes, stirring well and scraping the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Cook the pasta with the boiling water until just done, but not mushy.
• Stir the mushrooms, peppers and reserved sausage into the marinara sauce. Heat through.
• Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce.

SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil on medium-high heat in a large dutch oven.
• Add half of italian sausage and saute until golden brown.
• Remove cooked sausage and repeat with remaining sausage.
• Remove all sausage and set aside.
• Add chopped onions and minced garlic to pot. Turn heat to medium low and saute 5 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and saute until onions develop nice golden color. Stir frequently and WATCH CAREFULLY to make sure the tomato paste doesn't burn.
• Once the onions are golden, add the wine and stir, incorporating all of the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add all remaining ingredients and browned sausage to pot and stir well.
• Turn heat to medium low and simmer 45 minutes.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE RICE BALLS WITH MARINARA SAUCE #RAGU

Steps:

• Sauté onion over medium heat with olive oil in a large sauce pan for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add sweet potatoes, tomato paste, garlic, basil and oregano. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes on low heat until sweet potatoes are tender. Stir occasionally.
• Place mixture in a large mixing bowl to let cool. When cool, add sausage, ¾ cup of the breadcrumbs, cheese, rice, and egg. Mix very well with hands.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and lightly oil a baking sheet.
• With hands, form into golf ball size pieces and coat them in the remaining breadcrumbs. Place rice balls on baking sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
• Warm marinara sauce and drizzle over rice balls.
• Garnish with grated parmesan cheese.

PENNE WITH CABBAGE, AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE IN MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil and garlic in a large sauté pan over medium heat.
• Add crumbled sausage, and sauté until meat is cooked.
• Add cooked cabbage pieces and salt and pepper to taste, and sauté for an additional 2 minutes.
• Stir in Marinara Sauce, and cook for 5 minutes, until flavors have blended.
• Meanwhile, cook penne in a large, deep pot in rapidly boiling salted water until al dente.
• Drain pasta, and return it to the pot with 1/2 cup of sauce.
• Stir for one minute over high heat, then place sauced pasta on serving platter and pour remaining sauce on top.
• Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese and serve.

SAUSAGE MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into a skillet. Add the onion, peppers and oil. Cook over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Add the tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, sugar, basil and garlic powder; heat through. Serve with pasta.

SAUSAGE STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook onion with olive oil in sauce pan. Remove 1/2 of the onion and reserve for sausage stuffing. Add rest of ingredients for marinara sauce. Simmer. In large skillet heat olive oil and cook sausage med-high heat, untill cooked thru. Add garlic and reserved onions. Cook 1 minute. Remove pan from heat. Stir in mascarpone. Add thyme, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, 1/2 of the fontina, salt & pepper. Stir till combined. Heat grill pan. Pre-heat oven broiler. Brush mushrooms both sides with olive oil and season with salt & pepper. Grill stem side down for 3 mins. Turn over and grill for 2 mins untill tender. Transfer to baking sheet. Fill each mushroom with sausage mixture and 1/2 of the fontina. Sprinkle with grated parmesan. Broil till warmed thru and cheese is melted. Serve with marinara sauce spooned over each mushroom.