Easy Italian Sausage Recipes

EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Put sausage in a pan and cover with cold water.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until no longer pink inside.
• While the sausage is cooking, seed the peppers and cut into one-inch chunks.
• Open the tomato sauce and stir in garlic and seasoning.
• (If you are using pizza or pasta sauce or a flavored tomato sauce, omit the garlic and seasoning.) Add the peppers to the sausage for a few minutes, just long enough to soften them.
• Drain.
• Remove casing from sausages and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Place sausage and peppers in oven-proof dish and pour sauce over.
• Bake in 350 degree oven about 30 minutes.
• If desired, sprinkle with mozzarella and return to oven until cheese is melted.
• Can be serves as an appetizer.
• Or over pasta.

EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage, mushrooms, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic in the hot oil until sausage is browned and crumbly, about 20 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and olives into sausage mixture; season with oregano, basil, and salt. Simmer mixture until flavors infuse, about 30 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl; top with tomato-sausage sauce and Parmesan cheese.