Spaghetti Sauce With Italian Chicken Sausage

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb mild Italian chicken sausage
• 1 lb hot Italian chicken sausage
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 16 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 diced green pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (14 ½ ounce) cans diced tomatoes (I use Contadina Italian herb)
• 1 cup dry red wine
• ½ cup water
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 bay leaves

Directions:

1. Cut sausage into one inch pieces and brown in olive oil in large saucepan.
2. Add mushrooms, celery, onion, green pepper and garlic; Sauté until vegetables are tender.
3. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, wine, water, oregano, sugar, rosemary, bay leaf and salt and pepper; simmer uncovered for 1 hour.
4. Cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain well.
5. Remove bay leaf from sauce.
6. Serve spaghetti with sauce and parmesan cheese.