spaghetti with tomato and sausage sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 pound beef sausage
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup burgundy
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons garlic salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 pounds spaghetti

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). cook sausage for 30 minutes. cut into bite sized pieces, and set aside.
• in a dutch oven, saute onion and mushrooms in olive oil until tender. remove with slotted spoon, and set aside. stir into dutch oven: tomato paste, tomato juice, italian tomatoes, and . stir until smooth. mix in oregano, basil, parsley, garlic, garlic salt, and sugar. return sausage and onion and mushroom saute to sauce. bring to a boil. reduce heat, and simmer for at least 3 hours. cover pot if sauce becomes too thick.
• cook pasta according to package directions. drain. serve sauce over pasta.