*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                             Spaghetti Sauce

Recipe By     : Once A Month Cooking
Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :2:00
Categories    : Italian                          Main Dishes
                Pasta

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      pound         Italian sausage
   1 1/2  cups          onion -- finely chopped
   1      12 oz. can    tomato paste
   3      28 oz. cans   Italian style crushed tomatoes
   2      cups          water
   4      teaspoons     garlic -- minced
   4                    bay leaves
   2      tablespoons   sugar
   4      teaspoons     dried basil
   2      teaspoons     dried oregano
   4      tablespoons   fresh parsley -- chopped
   2      teaspoons     salt
   1      16 oz. pack   spaghetti

In a large pot, cook and stir the Italian Sausage with onions until the meat
is brown (I remove the skin from the sausage and cook like browning
hamburger); drain fat.  Add remaining ingredients, except the spaghetti.
Bring sauce to a boil; reduce heat.  Partly cover, and simmer for 2 hours,
stirring occasionally.  (If desired, simmer in a crockpot instead of a pot.
Lessen the amount of water to 1 or 1 1/2 cups if using the crockpot method).
Makes 12 cups of sauce.

After sauce has cooled, freeze in 4 cup container for spaghetti, 3 cup
container for French Bread Pizza, and 2 1-quart freezer bags for Calzones.

To prepare for serving SPAGHETTI, thaw sauce and heat in medium saucepan.
Cook pasta according to package directions and pour sauce over pasta.

You can also cook pasta and serve right away for spaghetti.

Sauce can also be used for:
French Bread Pizza
Manicotti
Calzones

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