Tomato Sauce with Sausage

25 Reviews

Prep: 25 min
Cook: 45 min
Ready In: 1 hr 10 min

“A meaty sauce with plenty of fresh basil and garlic. A very good sauce that also freezes well.” - by MOLSON7

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
2 pounds Italian sausage, casings removed
2 large onions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped garlic
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
1 cup water
1 cup chopped fresh basil
salt and pepper to taste

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Directions

In a large saucepan heat oil and saute sausage until brown, about 6 minutes. Add onion and garlic to pot and saute about 8 minutes. Mix in tomato paste, tomatoes, water and basil. Bring to a boil. Break up tomatoes. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until thickened, about 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (32 total)

Calories
101 cal
5%

Fat
7.2 g
11%

Carbs
5.1 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (25)

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Chars3girls

Feb. 5, 2005

"This is great! I married into an Italian family, and have always been lovingly teased about my use of 'canned' sauce. I decided to try this as my first attempt at 'home-made' sauce and invited the in-..." See morelaws over for dinner (think Marie of Everybody Loves Raymond!) LOL! They were impressed and my kids gave it a 'two thumbs up'! The only difference is I used dried basil, added a bit of oregano, and a lil more garlic. This is super easy to make and even better.......it tastes great!"

DNESLER

Feb. 4, 2004

"Very good, I use this recipe all the time but add 2 tbsp italian seasoning and 1 tsp oregano. I usually double the recipe, add 1 12oz can of paste and 4 cups of water and let it cook down until sligh..." See moretly thickened."

SHEILA R

Oct. 13, 2003

"This was a great change of pace recipe and quick to fix. Will definately make this again. Did not rate child reaction as I don't have any kids in the house anymore but imagine they would probably li..." See moreke it also."

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