SLOW COOKER PASTA SAUCE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Yield: Makes 5 servings.
Ingredients: 1 (29oz) can crushed tomatoes; 1 (11.5oz) can tomato juice, (not vegetable juice); 1 (10oz), can tomato paste; 1 1/2 cups wine; 3 tablespoons minced garlic; 3 tablespoons italian seasoning.; 3 tablespoons dried basil; 2 tablespoons dried parsley; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound pkg frozen italian sausage, sweet or hot; 1 pound box penne pasta; Freshly grated parmesan or romano

This is my family's favorite homemade dinner. It's deceptively simple to make and if I have leftover sauce I use it to make my homemade pizza with. I start in the morning and all I have to do at dinner time is cook the pasta. Always make sure you use the same wine you would drink for this sauce, I use white zinfandel.

March 25, 2005

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 5 servings.

Ingredients

1 (29oz) can crushed tomatoes

1 (11.5oz) can tomato juice, (not vegetable juice)

1 (10oz), can tomato paste

1 1/2 cups wine

3 tablespoons minced garlic

3 tablespoons italian seasoning.

3 tablespoons dried basil

2 tablespoons dried parsley

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 pound pkg frozen italian sausage, sweet or hot

1 pound box penne pasta

Freshly grated parmesan or romano

Preparation

In a 3 quart or larger crock pot add all ingredients up to sausage and stir to combine. add frozen sausage and submerge in sauce. Cook on medium for eight hours. At the end of cooking time, do not disturb the sauce until you have skimmed off the excess oil from the sausages. Aproximately 30 minutes before dinner time bring large pot of water to a boil and cook penne according to package directions. Drain and stir two ladles of sauce into pasta to keep from sticking. Serve a bowl of pasta with one sausage and as much sauce as desired over the top. Sprinkle with cheese.

TagsItalian European Pork Meat Tomato Vegetable

Recipe notes

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