For Sausage Lovers

Last night was a pasta night. My little guy loves sausage so I went with this recipe.

Pasta with Sausage Sauce (from a pasta cookbook my Mom gave me)

12 oz fresh or 8 oz dried pasta
4 mild or hot Italian sausages
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1 small green pepper, finely chopped
1 can (28 oz) Italian style tomatoes
1/3 C dry red wine
2 tsp oregano
salt and pepper
2 TBSP minced parsley

1. Have pasta cooking water hot and time pasta to be done when sauce is ready.

2. Remove casings from sausage and flatten to about 3/8 inch thick. Place in a cold skillet, heat and brown on both sides.

3. Remove sausage from pan and pour out all but 2 TBSP of fat. Add onion and pepper to skillet. Cook over low heat 3 to 4 minutes until softened.

4. While onions and peppers are cooking, drain tomatoes in a sieve over a bowl. Cut out tough stem ends and squeeze out most of the seeds. Coarsely chop tomatoes and sausages.

5. Add tomatoes and their juices, chopped sausage, wine, oregano, salt and pepper to skillet. Simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes. Serve over hot, well-drained pasta. Sprinkle with parsley.

This is a fairly quick and simple meal. I use spicy sausage but mild would work just as well. I served it with take-and-bake bread and a garden salad.