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Southern Sausage Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Southern Sausage Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds Johnsonville ground Italian sausage; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 (6-ounce) cans tomato paste; 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 cup water

Southern Sausage Spaghetti Sauce is a thick and meaty sauce, full of ground Italian sausage with plenty of tomato flavor.

Prep10 min
Cook30 min
Total40 min
Serves6 servings

Southern Sausage Spaghetti Sauce is thick and full of ground Italian sausage with plenty of tomato flavor. It’s basically a sausage version of this Southern Spaghetti Sauce recipe which is one of the most popular recipes on Delepta. I love the extra flavor that sausage gives this pasta sauce.

Southern Italian Sausage Spaghetti Sauce

Spaghetti is always a family favorite and such an economical meal to put on the table so it’s nice to do variations of it so you can serve it frequently without anyone getting tired of it.

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When I use ground sausage in my recipes, I always use Johnsonville Sausage. I love that you can buy it ground without the casings. You know as well as I do that it’s no fun to try and take sausage out of the casings. 🙂

Johnsonville Ground Italian Sausage comes in 3 flavors: Mild, Sweet, and Hot. Since the sausage is already seasoned, there’s no need to add much seasoning to your recipe. That can really help you put a quick weeknight meal on the table.

For this Southern Sausage Spaghetti Sauce any of the flavors of ground sausage is delicious, so it just depends on what kind of flavor you want. I typically use the Mild, but Hot is great for when you want a meal with a little heat.

How To Serve

This sauce tastes great over any pasta shape. I love to top it with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and maybe some chopped fresh basil. Don’t forget some garlic bread and a salad with Creamy Italian Dressing.

Storage

Leftovers will keep for 4 to 5 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. This sauce freezes really well so you can make a double batch and freeze half of it.