Italian Meat Sauce with Meatballs Recipe

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This chunky, meaty sauce has a bit of heat from the sausage and red pepper. It's delicious served over pasta.—Jane McMillan, Dania Beach

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Italian Meat Sauce with Meatballs Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 4-1/4 hours

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound bulk hot Johnsonville® Ground Sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
12 frozen fully cooked Italian meatballs (1/2 ounce each), thawed and halved
2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/3 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup grated Parmesan and Romano cheese blend
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Hot cooked pasta

Directions

In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion and pepper over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Add the meatballs, tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, Parmesan cheese blend, garlic and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until hot and bubbly.
Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cook 15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve with pasta. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without pasta) equals 326 calories, 21 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 55 mg cholesterol, 1,287 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 21 g protein.

Originally published as Italian Meat Sauce with Meatballs in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes Annual 2011, p57