Courtney's Three Tomato Pasta Sauce

This rich, hearty sauce goes well with short shaped pastas such as rigatoni and penne, as well as long pastas such as spaghetti and linguine.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 756 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
• Italian seasoning to taste
• ½ pound bulk mild Italian sausage
• 1 cup cream
• 1 pound cherry tomatoes, halved
• ½ pound bulk hot Italian sausage
• ¼ cup olive oil from jar of sun-dried tomatoes
• ½ large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 ½ cups oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook mild and hot Italian sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until crumbly and no longer pink. Drain excess grease and set aside. Heat olive oil in the same pan over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent.n

Step 2

Stir in diced and sun-dried tomatoes, and the crumbled sausage; season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes until sun-dried tomatoes have softened.n

Step 3

Before serving, stir in cream and garnish with cherry tomatoes.n