Pizza-Flavored Pasta Sauce

Name: Pizza-Flavored Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 9 servings (2-1/4 quarts).
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound bulk Italian sausage; 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms; 2 packages (3-1/2 ounces each) sliced pepperoni; 3/4 cup chopped green pepper; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 7 cups meatless spaghetti sauce; 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained; 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning; Hot cooked pasta

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min. YIELD: 9 servings (2-1/4 quarts).

I’ve been cooking since I was 6 years old and I’m always watching for recipes my friends and family will love. So when I tasted an unforgettable spaghetti sauce at a local restaurant, I just had to make my own version. —Angelina Falzarano, Midlothian, Texas

Ingredients

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
2 packages (3-1/2 ounces each) sliced pepperoni
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
7 cups meatless spaghetti sauce
1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
Hot cooked pasta

Directions

1. In a large skillet, cook sausage, mushrooms, pepperoni, pepper and onion over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, olives and Italian seasoning.
2. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until heated through. Serve over pasta.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup (calculated without pasta): 200 calories, 13g fat (4g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 934mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 3g fiber), 10g protein.

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