Spaghetti With Italian Sausage

Submitted by Shawn C

"Just made this one night when I didn't have any ground beef on hand. The kids were starving and the other ingredients are ones I keep on hand for quick meals with little fuss and easy clean up!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (26 ounce) jar barilla marinara sauce (or Boscaiola Sauce)
• 1⁄2 lb hot Italian sausage links (your call) or 1/2 lb mild Italian sausage (your call)
• 3⁄4 lb of boxed spaghetti or 3/4 lb pasta, of choice
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion (optional)

• any spice you like to kick it up to your own flavor

• garlic
• basil
• oregano

directions

1. Slice sausage into "coins".
2. Sauté sausage in olive oil over medium heat until starting to brown.
3. If you choose to add the onion, remove sausage and cook onion until translucent.
4. Return sausage to pan.
5. Empty entire jar of sauce into pan.
6. Add any spices you like to the pan at this time.
7. Taste; once you have achieved the desired flavor let cook on a low simmer while your pasta cooks (according to the box directions).
8. Serve and enjoy with a nice salad and some garlic or cheese bread.

Reviews

[Mustang Sally 54269]

Great recipe to jazz up your regular spaghetti & sauce dish. I've tried this recipe a few times & sometimes I add mushrooms, bell peppers & even finely chopped jalapenos. I usually add the basil, oregano & garlic & sometimes abit of italian/sicilian spice also. This is a wonderful recipe when you don't have time to make spaghetti sauce from scratch but still want it to taste as though you did, thanks for sharing.

 

[cowgirlinahurry]

Great recipe. Very tasty!!