Spaghetti Sauce With Italian Chicken Sausage

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 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 1/2ounce) cans diced tomatoes (I use Contadina Italian herb)
• 1  cup dry red wine
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1  tablespoon oregano
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 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.