I love to draw on my Italian roots for my recipes and this quick, comforting ragù is a great change from pasta. My Italian mom used a sautéed mixture of minced onion, carrot, and garlic as
the foundation for many of her sauces. I've tweaked it to take half the time. You can substitute ground pork, ground beef, or ground turkey for the sausage.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
12 ounces Italian sausage (remove the casings before cooking)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups coarsely chopped
yellow onion
1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
3 garlic cloves, chopped
3 1/2 cups water, divided
1 (15-oz.) can tomato sauce
2/3 cup quick-cooking
polenta
1 ounce Parmesan cheese,
grated (about 1/4 cup)
dried parsley (optional)
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add sausage; cook
5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in pepper. Remove sausage
mixture to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Remove pan from heat (do not wipe out
pan).
Combine onion, carrot, and garlic on a cutting board; finely
chop. Return pan to medium-high. Add onion mixture to pan; cook 5 to 7 minutes
or until tender.
Add sausage mixture, 1/2 cup water, and tomato sauce to pan;
cook 1 minute.
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If you don't use the sausage, you might want to add some seasoning, like an Italian mix.
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