Spaghetti Sauce With Italian Chicken Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb mild italian chicken sausage
• 1 lb hot italian chicken sausage
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 16 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 diced green pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (i use contadina italian herb)
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 cut sausage into one inch pieces and brown in olive oil in large saucepan.
• 2 add mushrooms, celery, onion, green pepper and garlic; sauté until vegetables are tender.
• 3 stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, wine, water, oregano, sugar, rosemary, bay leaf and salt and pepper; simmer uncovered for 1 hour.
• 4 cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain well.
• 5 remove bay leaf from sauce.
• 6 serve spaghetti with sauce and parmesan cheese.