5 hour spaghetti

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Cook: 1-3/4 hours

MAKES:8 servings

Ingredients

1 pound Johnsonville® Mild Italian Link
1 large sweet onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 ounces) Italian tomato paste
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon salt 
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
Hot cooked pasta of your choice

Directions
In a large saucepan, cook the sausage, onion and garlic in oil over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.

Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, parsley, brown sugar, vinegar and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 1/2 to 3 hours or until flavors are blended. Serve with pasta. Yield: 8 servings.

Simmer 1-3 hours.  Serve over pasta.

Originally published as Family-Favorite Pasta Sauce in Taste of Home August/September 2011, p21

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Nutritional Facts
3/4 cup (calculated without pasta) equals 169 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat),

23 mg cholesterol, 884 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 8 g protei


Note:  
4/25/2015
Used Trader Joep marinara sauce, one Roma tomato diced,
7 cherry tomatoes, halved, and one can diced tomatoes with basil from Walmart.
Simmered 5 hours.

6/21/2015 Used 28 oz. canned tomatoes, tomato paste, 3 chicken sausages from Sprouts, 1 andoule sausage.  Simmered 3 hours.

8/11/2015 Used 28 oz. canned tomatoes, 2 cans tomato paste, 4 andouille sausage from Sprouts.  Simmered 2 hours.

11/15/2015. Mild Italian sausage from Walmart.  Simmered 2 hours.   

1/17/2016 Sweet Italian chicken sausage from Sprouts, generic tomatoes from Smart and Final
Good results.

11/26/2017

3 sweet Italian chicken sausages (1 pound) from Sprouts, tomatoe sauce, tomato paste and one can diced Roma tomatoes.  Added 4 sliced mushrooms and simmered for 2 and a half hours.  

2/27/2018

3 sweet chicken Italian sausages (1 pound) from Sprouts, tomatoe sauce, tomato paste and one can diced tomatoes.  Simmered 3 hours.  Deliciously deceptively deep in flavor.  

3/25/2018

Used 1 1/2 pounds sweet chicken Italian sausages (3) from Sprouts.  Simmered 3 hours.  

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