Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Spaghetti with Sausage and Simple Tomato Sauce

I have for you today a family pleasing dinner.  A very easy sauce to make that was so fresh and flavorful.  The addition of sliced sausage, fresh basil and parmesan cheese makes this a delicious spaghetti dish. 

This recipe is featured on the recent edition (April 2010) of Cooking Light's magazine cover.  I doubled the recipe and I had about 3 cups of sauce left over that I froze for another meal.  The leftover sauce will be perfect to use for a quick weeknight meal over some penne pasta, for example.  Or it would be a great sauce to use for a baked ziti.  I will definitely be making this spaghetti again. 


Note:  When I doubled the recipe, I also doubled the red pepper flakes to 1 tsp.  The sauce is on the spicy side which we like but if you don't like spicy food then I would reduce the amount of red pepper flakes you use.       



Enjoy!

Mom's Cooking Club Lesson:  This recipe calls for Hot Italian Turkey sausage.  That is my first choice when I buy Italian sausage because it is a leaner choice.  Unfortunately, my grocery store didn't have Italian Turkey sausage in stock so I did make this recipe using Hot Italian Pork sausage.  Feel free to use whichever type of Italian sausage you prefer. 

9 comments:

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

This would be something I would really enjoy serving around my table Jamie:D

Shelby said...

If I had sausage in my freezer I would be making this tonight! Looks yummy!

My shrimp was freezer burnt BAD (teach me to buy it that way again!) and I couldn't make the meal I had planned!

La Bella Cooks said...

This is my husbands favorite pasta. Yours looks mouthwatering and is making me even more hungry! Great recipe.

Aggie said...

oh....my favorite way to eat pasta! I love sausage and fresh tomato sauce, look so delicious Jamie!!

Patsyk said...

I've been eyeing this recipe... it looks like it is one worth making for the family! I like that it can be doubled and the spice adjusted as my kids are not fans of the extra heat.

Kathleen said...

This sounds marvelous. I love turkey sausage!

Laura in Paris said...

I love pasta!

Shelby said...

I made this tonight Jamie, and it was a great, quick meal!

Brenda The Healthy Lunch Recipes Girl said...

This recipe really opened my eyes to making spaghetti a whole new way. I would of never thought about using sausage instead of meatballs. Thank you for posting this now I have more projects to try in my kitchen :)
-Brenda

 
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