Spaghetti Sauce

* Exported from MasterCook *

Spaghetti Sauce

Recipe By : Once A Month Cooking
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :2:00
Categories : Italian Main Dishes
Pasta

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound Italian sausage
1 1/2 cups onion -- finely chopped
1 12 oz. can tomato paste
3 28 oz. cans Italian style crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
4 teaspoons garlic -- minced
4 bay leaves
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
4 tablespoons fresh parsley -- chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1 16 oz. pack spaghetti

In a large pot, cook and stir the Italian Sausage with onions until the meat
is brown (I remove the skin from the sausage and cook like browning
hamburger); drain fat. Add remaining ingredients, except the spaghetti.
Bring sauce to a boil; reduce heat. Partly cover, and simmer for 2 hours,
stirring occasionally. (If desired, simmer in a crockpot instead of a pot.
Lessen the amount of water to 1 or 1 1/2 cups if using the crockpot method).
Makes 12 cups of sauce.

After sauce has cooled, freeze in 4 cup container for spaghetti, 3 cup
container for French Bread Pizza, and 2 1-quart freezer bags for Calzones.

To prepare for serving SPAGHETTI, thaw sauce and heat in medium saucepan.
Cook pasta according to package directions and pour sauce over pasta.

You can also cook pasta and serve right away for spaghetti.

Sauce can also be used for:
French Bread Pizza
Manicotti
Calzones

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