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Spaghetti Sauce Italiano
Ingredients
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1
pound bulk Italian sausage or ground beef
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1
cup chopped onion (1 large)
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2
cloves garlic, minced
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2
14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
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1
6 ounce can tomato paste
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2
4 ounce can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
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1
bay leaf
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2
teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, crushed
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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1/4
teaspoon black pepper
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1
cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 large)
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12
- 16
ounces dried spaghetti, cooked and drained
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Finely shredded or grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Directions
1. In a large skillet cook the sausage, onion, and garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.
2. Meanwhile, in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker stir together undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, bay leaf, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Stir in meat mixture.
3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Stir in sweet pepper. Discard bay leaf. Serve meat mixture over hot cooked spaghetti. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
From the Test Kitchen
- Variation Spicy Tomato-Cream Sauce:Prepare as above, except use hot Italian sausage and stir 1/2 cup whipping cream into sauce just before serving.
Nutrition Facts
(Spaghetti Sauce Italiano)
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 517,
- Protein (gm) 22,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 61,
- Fat, total (gm) 18,
- Cholesterol (mg) 51,
- Saturated fat (gm) 7,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 9,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 5,
- Sugar, total (gm) 10,
- Vitamin A (RE) 124,
- Vitamin A (IU) 97,
- Vitamin C (mg) 41,
- Thiamin (mg) 1,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 5,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 125,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 1015,
- Potassium (mg) 332,
- Calcium (DV %) 101,
- Iron (DV %) 4,
- Vegetables () 2,
- Starch () 3,
- High-Fat Meat () 2,
- Fat () 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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1/18/2010 12:00:36 PM Report AbuseI think this recipe is very good, I have made it twice so far and the second time I used 1/2 Lb of beef and 1/2 Lb of sausage and it came out great.
1/11/2010 01:59:27 PM Report Abuse