Thick And Hearty Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon crushed garlic
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
• 1 lb italian sausage, browned
• 1/2 tablespoon basil
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat the olive oil until hot, but not smoking.
• 2 add the onion and green pepper.
• 3 cook until soft.
• 4 add the garlic and sausage, and cook 5 minutes.
• 5 add tomatoes and cook for 20 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking.
• 6 during the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the basil.
• 7 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 serve over your favorite pasta.