pasta sauce with italian sausage

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound italian sausage links
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can canned tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can canned tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• removed casing from sausage links and cut into 1/2 inch slices. in a large skillet, brown sausage over medium heat for about 10 minutes; remove and set aside.
• in a large skillet, heat ground beef, olive oil, garlic and onion over medium heat until meat is nicely browned; drain.
• pour in tomatoes and tomato sauce; mix in salt, ground black pepper, basil, oregano, bay leaf and cooked sausage. simmer uncovered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• mix cooked sauce with hot pasta and remove bay leaf from sauce before serving.