Best Sausage Marinara Recipes

SAUSAGE & PENNE MARINARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion and green pepper in oil over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce and seasonings; heat through., Drain pasta; toss with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE MARINARA WITH PENNE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute sausage until no longer pink; drain. Remove and set aside. In the same pan, saute the zucchini, pepper and mushrooms in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan., Add the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, cheese, hot sauce, Italian seasoning, sugar and salt. Stir in sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour or until slightly thickened., Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Serve with sauce.

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.

THREE CHEESE MANICOTTI WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE MARINARA

Steps:

• To prepare the Italian Sausage Marinara
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the diced onions, cook 3-4 minutes then add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Add the sausage and cook through.
• Add the red wine, tomato paste, diced tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• Add the kosher salt, black pepper, fresh basil, parsley and oregano.
• Reduce to low, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes.
• To prepare the Three Cheese Manicotti
• Bring a large pot of water to boil.
• Add the manicotti shells and cook 4-5 minutes, drain, then set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, parmesan, basil, parsley and oregano.
• Place this mixture in a piping bag, or plastic bag with a cut corner.
• Pipe the cheese mixture into the manicotti shells.
• Pour half of the Italian Sausage Marinara in a casserole dish.
• Layer the manicotti shells on top.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the shells.
• Top with the remaining cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Place in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.

THREE-CHEESE TORTELLINI WITH CREAMY ITALIAN SAUSAGE MARINARA

Steps:

• In a large, heavy stockpot or dutch oven, brown the Italian sausage, breaking it up to the consistency you desire.
• Add the onions and cook until they are soft. Drain the grease from the pot.
• Add garlic, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, basil, oregano, parsley, marjoram, sugar, salt, pepper, and rosemary (if desired). When adding the water, consider how long you will be simmering. The water helps to merge the flavors, but you do not want the sauce to be too thin. If you will be simmering your sauce for a shorter amount of time, add less water. Stir all these ingredients together and bring to a slow boil.
• Stir in red wine.
• Simmer on low for at least an hour. Then add the cheeses and the heavy cream. Stir well, until the cream and cheeses are well blended into the sauce. Stir occasionally while the tortellini is cooking to prevent the sauce from sticking and to prevent the cream from scorching.
• Bring water to a boil in another pot for the tortellini. Add a little olive oil to prevent the tortellini from sticking. Once the water comes to a boil, add the tortellini. Cook according to the package directions.
• I usually reserve some of the sauce for spaghetti for another day -- I add some sauteed mushrooms then. I try to ration the sauce to the amount of tortellini. If you like lots of sauce, use all the sauce. But if not, save some for another pasta dish. It freezes well. At my house, it never lasts long enough to freeze!

BUCATINI MARINARA WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the onion and carrot and saute until golden, about 7 minutes. Add the garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes and cook 1 more minute. Add the tomatoes with their juice, bay leaf, sugar, and 2 teaspoons salt and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, about 30 more minutes.
• Prepare pasta while sauce simmers. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions until al dente, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Remove sauce from heat, remove bay leaf, and carefully blend, in batches, to break up large pieces. Mix sauce with pasta. Serve individual portions topped with a heaping tablespoon of ricotta and garnish with basil.
• Cut each link evenly in half lengthwise. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat until hot. Place the sausage cut side down and cook, turning on all sides for even browning, until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Serve as an accompaniment with the bucatini marinara.

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.

CLAMS AND SAUSAGE IN SPICY MARINARA WITH CROSTINI

Steps:

• Rinse clams in a strainer to remove any sand.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot (5-quart) over medium to low heat. Add the diced onions, stirring often, until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the sausage and garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel. Cook until sausage is no longer pink, about 2 minutes. Drain oil.
• Increase the heat to medium high. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil until it has reduced to about 3 tablespoons, approximately 5 minutes.
• Stir in the Classico® Tomato & Basil sauce and bring to a quick boil. Add the clams, cover, and cook until clam shells open, 8 to 10 minutes. Check often to avoid overcooking.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix together remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 cloves minced garlic, salt, and cracked pepper. Brush mixture on both sides of the baguette slices. Arrange slices on a baking sheet.
• Bake until its golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Ladle the clams and sauce into bowls; top with fresh parsley and shaved parmesan cheese. Serve with the crostini.

SAUSAGE MARINARA OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Place sausages in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat for 12-14 minutes or until browned, turning twice. Cool; slice sausages and set aside. Cook pasta according to package directions., In same skillet, saute mushrooms, onion, peppers and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in spaghetti sauce, basil, oregano, pepper and reserved sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta. Serve sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with feta 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.

SMOKED SAUSAGE & MUSHROOM PASTA MARINARA

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Saute sausage and mushrooms in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Add marinara sauce and simmer over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in Parmesan cheese. Add pasta to sauce and toss.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS MARINARA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over med-high heat, saute peppers and onion in the olive oil.
• Once the vegetables are "crisp tender", add the garlic and sausage, sauteing for 1 minute, being careful not to let the garlic burn.
• Add the diced tomatoes.
• Whisk the tomato paste and water together and add to the skillet.
• Add all the spices.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer covered, for 20 minutes, uncover and simmer for 10 more minutes.
• Serve tossed with cooked pasta or rice.

SAUSAGE MARINARA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Transfer sausage to a slow cooker and stir in marinara sauce, green bell pepper, and onion. Poke several holes in each potato with a fork and wrap potatoes in aluminum foil. Push potatoes into sausage mixture.
• Cook on Low for 8 hours. Remove and unwrap potatoes, cut in half, and place into a serving bowl; serve sausage mixture over cooked potatoes.

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.

JAYLIN'S GNOCCHI WITH MARINARA AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE #5FIX

Steps:

• Combine pasta sauce and 1 land o lakes garlic and herb sauté express square in a medium pot and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Turn heat down and continue to cook while preparing pasta.
• In a large bowl or on counter top add potatoes and make a small well in the center of the potatoes. Set 1/4 cup of flour to the side for rolling the gnocchi. Add 1 3/4 cup of the flour and beaten egg to the well while folding the potatoes into the egg and flour well with both hands until dough forms.
• After mixture is incorporated knead for 2 minutes and dust counter with flour. Turn dough out onto counter and knead for another minute or two. Roll gnocchi out on counter into long strips and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Drop pasta into boiling water for about 3-4 minutes or until pasta begins to float atop water.
• Once pasta is ready add remaining land o lakes squares to a medium saute pan or skillet and heat for 1 minute Add cooked pasta and cook for 1 minute then add sauce or and cook for 5 minutes. You can also add the sauce to the pasta after plating.

SAUSAGE MEATBALLS MARINARA WITH KHORASAN WHEAT

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan filled two-thirds full with water to a boil. Add the wheat berries, and cook until the grains have plumped and are tender but still chewy, 55 minutes to 1 hour; strain. (The wheat berries can be cooked and refrigerated up to 2 days in advance.)
• Squeeze the sausage out of the casings, divide into 20 pieces and roll into Ping-Pong-ball-sized meatballs.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs, and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown and crispy on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until brown and crispy, about 3 minutes more. Remove the skillet from the heat, and transfer the meatballs to a plate. They should be about 3/4 of the way cooked. Wipe out the skillet.
• Put the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and crushed red pepper in the skillet, and set over medium heat. Once the oil starts to shimmer, stir until the garlic is lightly golden, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste, and stir until the oil turns yellow, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and their juices, the basil and 1/2 cup water, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low, and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Add the meatballs, and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens and the meatballs are cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Stir in the wheat berries, and transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and serve hot.

CHEESY ITALIAN SAUSAGE MARINARA POT PIE

Steps:

• Add oil to large skillet. Saute shallots and garlic 2 minutes. Add wine and cook until almost all evaporated. Add sausage and break up into small pieces. A potato masher works good. Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning and salt. Simmer about 15 minutes.
• Stir together the ricotta cheese, parm cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Stir in the fresh basil and parsley set aside.
• Spray 8 small ramekins. Fill each ramekin half way up with cheese mixture. Top with sausage marinara mixture.
• Roll out the puff pastry sheets using a ramekin cut out a round piece of dough about an inch larger than the diameter of the ramekin. Place the dough over the top of the ramekin pressing carefully down the sides.
• brush with egg and water wash. Bake at 400 degree for about 30 minutes until dough is browned and no longer doughy.

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.

DUCK EGGS IN SAUSAGE MARINARA PURGATORY

Steps:

• 1. Add oil to a large skillet. Add the onion and garlic and cook 3 minutes. Stir in the sausage and cook until sausage is no longer pink. Add the Marinara sauce and bring to a simmer.
• 2. Make 4 wells into the sauce and crack the eggs into the wells. Place a lid on the pan and cook until eggs are set
• 3. Serve topped with basil and sprinkled with parmesan.