Skip to main content

Spaghettini with Spicy Tomato Sauce

4.4

(18)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 carrot, grated
1 red bell pepper, seeded, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes with added puree
1 14 1/2-ounce can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 1/4 teaspoons (or more) dried crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed
4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
2 zucchini, chopped
Generous pinch of sugar
Dash of balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 pounds spaghettini or other pasta
Chopped fresh parsley
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add carrot, bell pepper, onion and garlic and saut´ until tender, about 10 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes with puree, stewed tomatoes with juices, wine, dried red pepper and oregano. Bring to simmer. Cook sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to sauce. Reserve dripping in skillet. Cover sauce partially and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

    Step 2

    Add mushrooms and zucchini to skillet with drippings; saut´ over medium-high heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir into sauce. Simmer uncovered until sauce is thick, about 20 minutes. Add sugar and vinegar. Season with salt, pepper and more dried red pepper, if desired. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before using.)

    Step 3

    Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Transfer pasta to large bowl. Toss pasta with enough sauce to coat. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve, passing Parmesan and remaining sauce separately.

Read More
Like Greek lemon potatoes and gochujang chicken stir-fry.
This is the type of soup that, at first glance, might seem a little…unexciting. But you’re underestimating the power of mushrooms, which do the heavy lifting.
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Thinly sliced and cooked hot and fast, pork tenderloin is the juicy, cook-quicking weeknight champion of this vegetable-heavy stir-fry.
Chicken breasts reach their full potential in this spicy, saucy stir-fry with blistered green beans.
Add a bag of potato chips and you've got yourself a party.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Like fattoush salad and strawberry shortcake roll.