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Italian Sausage and Tomato Sauce

Make Italian Sausage and Tomato Sauce at home with Mild Or Hot Fresh Italian Sausage, Pieces, Onion, Garlic, and Fresh Tomatoes Peeled. Ready in about 20 min, it serves 4. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lb
• Pieces
• 1
• 3
• 1 1/2 lb
• 1/3 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Brown sausage for about 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Push sausage to side of pan.

3. 3

   Add onions and garlic; saute in sausage fat about 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Pour off all but a thin film of fat.

5. 5

   Add tomatoes and Marsala to pan.

6. 6

   If using dried basil, add it now.

7. 7

   Cook over medium heat until sauce reduces and thickens, about 5 to 10 minutes.

8. 8

   Stir in fresh basil or parsley.

9. 9

   Season to taste with salt and pepper, if necessary.

10. 10

    Use immediately or cool to room temperature and refrigerate or freeze (see Timesaver Tip).

11. 11

    To serve: Cook 8 ounces ziti or rigatoni, following package directions.

12. 12

    Drain. Serve sauce over pasta. Top each serving with a spoonful of ricotta cheese.

13. 13

    To freeze, spoon into a freezer container, cover, label, and freeze at 0 degrees F up to 1 month.

14. 14

    To serve, defrost sauce 15 to 20 minutes in microwave oven on Defrost setting, or thaw in refrigerator 8 to 24 hours.

15. 15

    Stir sauce several times during microwave defrosting.

16. 16

    You can use the food processor to mince the garlic, slice the onion, and chop the herbs.

17. 17

    Nutr. Assoc.: 3775 0 0 3416 0 0 0