Homemade Italian Stew

Name: Homemade Italian Stew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 pounds turkey Italian sausage links, casings removed; 1 cup chopped onion; 3/4 cup chopped green pepper; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 can (15 ounces) Italian-seasoned tomato sauce; 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup beef broth; 1/2 cup dry red wine or beef broth; 1-1/2 cups cooked spiral pasta; 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 70 min.

Makes

8 servings

Nancy Cox of Martinsville, Indiana spices up autumn evenings with this zippy stew, a blend of Italian turkey sausage, seasoned tomato broth, pasta and veggies. "This reheats well and tastes even better the next day," she says.

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Ingredients

2 pounds turkey Italian sausage links, casings removed
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (15 ounces) Italian-seasoned tomato sauce
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 cup water
1/2 cup beef broth
1/2 cup dry red wine or beef broth
1-1/2 cups cooked spiral pasta
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook the sausage, onion, green pepper and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, water, broth and wine or additional broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add pasta; heat through. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 300 calories, 12g fat (4g saturated fat), 65mg cholesterol, 1237mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 3g fiber), 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch.

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