Cookerati

Last night I started dinner.  Spaghetti with Italian Sausage.  I  heated the water for the spaghetti, cooked up the sausage and was looking for sauce and discovered I was out.  I mean really out.  I hate when that happens.  I didn’t have time to sit and simmer for an hour or so to make sauce, so here’s how to prepare it in a hurry.  I keep cans of chopped tomatoes and tomato paste in the cabinet.  It’s one of my staples I like to have on hand.  It makes more sauce than you need for a meal, so I made extra spaghetti too.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbs. olive oil
• 1 onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 can tomato paste
• 2 cans chopped tomatoes(or one large can)
• water
• oregano
• basil
• pepper
• salt

Directions:

Chop onions and garlic and saute in olive oil. When soft, throw in tomatoes and tomato paste.  Stir and combine well.  If you think it looks to thick, throw in a little water.  I added 1 tomato paste can full of water and at least a little more. Then add spices , salt and pepper until it suits your taste.  Add cooked sausage and simmer for about 15 minutes.  Serve over Spaghetti, top with Parmesan.

This isn’t as delicious as sauce that has been simmered for more than an hour, but it does just fine in a pinch.  We threw all of the leftovers together in a bowl.  Then for lunch my son and I added some parmesan and mozzerella and heated it up in the microwave for lunch.  Mmm mmm good leftovers for a cold and icy day.