Dinner Tonight….Italian Sausage Spaghetti
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Italian Sausage
- 1 lb spaghetti noodles
- 1/2 cup finely diced onion
- 4 cloves finely diced garlic
- 1/2 cup finely diced sweet colored peppers (optional)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Sweet Basil
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Cilantro
- 2 cans Italian Tomatoes or 1 jar of pasta sauce (your choice)
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
Directions:
- In an extra large pot bring water to a boil. Once boiling add spaghetti noodles to the water and add a pinch of salt. Boil until noodles are tender.
- Add olive oil to a large saute pan or Dutch oven and heat. Place chopped Italian Sausage in pan and cook until evening browned.
- Remove Sausage from pan and add a dab more olive oil to the drippings in the pan. Add onion, garlic, and sweet peppers, season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, cilantro and sweet basil; saute until tender.
- Add Italian tomatoes or jar of pasta sauce, brown sugar and balsamic vinegar and simmer for approximately 15 minutes.
- Serve with fresh grated parmigiana cheese
Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 30 min Difficulty: Medium
Shopping List:
- Johnsonville Italian Sausage (Price Chopper)
- Spaghetti Noodles (HyVee)
- Garlic
- Onion
- Colored Sweet Peppers
- Cilantro
- Sweet Basil
- Italian Tomatoes/pasta sauce (Price Chopper)
Approximate cost for meal: $4.00 (depending on what is in your current stockpile and your current catalinas/coupons you have to use!)
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