Spinach Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 1/2 lbs bulk mild italian sausage
• 2 large carrots
• 1 medium green pepper
• 1 medium onion
• 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 3/4 teaspoon anise seed
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 (16 ounce) packages pasta
• fresh spinach, coarsely chopped to equal 4 cups
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon, cool, crumble and set aside.
• 2 brown sausage in a dutch oven and drain.
• 3 peel and chop carrots.
• 4 chop pepper and onion.
• 5 add carrots, pepper, onion, and mushrooms to the sausage and saute for 5 minutes.
• 6 add next 11 ingredients, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 7 meanwhile cook the pasta according to the package directions, and drain.
• 8 add spinach to the sauce and heat through.
• 9 serve over the pasta and top with mozzarella and bacon.