Hearty Meat Sauce with Turkey Sausage
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (20 oz.) Jenni-O Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
- 1 med. green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 med. red pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/4 c. dry red wine
- 14-1/2 oz. diced tomatoes, undrained with basil, garlic and oregano
- 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- 3 Tbls. tomato paste
- 2 t. brown sugar
- 1 t. dried basil
- 1-1/2 c. uncooked pasta (Penne or Rigatoni)
Instructions
Crumble the sausage into a large nonstick skillet; add peppers and onions. Cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and peppers and onions are tender; drain in a colander lined with paper towel.
Put diced tomatoes through a mini-food processor if you don’t like tomato chunks.
Add wine, cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar and basil; heat through. Simmer on low for about 20-30 minutes.
While sauce simmers, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta and transfer to a large pasta bowl. Pour meat sauce over pasta and serve.
NOTE: Serves 4.