Sausage Marinara Sauce Recipe

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Not only does this sauce freeze well, but it's a family favorite. I like to keep a few batches in the freezer. Then I simply cook the pasta, reheat the sauce and dinner is ready.—Christi Gillentine, Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Sausage Marinara Sauce Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound turkey Italian sausage links, casing removed
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1 medium green pepper, julienned
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 can (15 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth
5 tablespoons tomato paste
3 to 4 teaspoons sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Hot cooked penne or pasta of your choice

Directions

Crumble sausage into a skillet. Add the onion, peppers and oil. Cook over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Add the tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, sugar, basil and garlic powder; heat through. Serve with pasta. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 3/4 cup serving (prepared with reduced-sodium chicken broth and 3 teaspoons sugar; calculated without pasta) equals 195 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 675 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 16 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Sausage Marinara Sauce in Quick Cooking March/April 2003, p7