Fiesta Pasta Sauce
Margie Janke, Fullerton, NDDeveloped as a way to get her children to willingly eat dry beans. It worked!To download a Spanish translation of this recipe click here.
Servings: 9
Calories: 493kcal
Print Pin
Ingredients
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage
- 1 12-ounce bottle chili sauce
- 2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 onion coarsely chopped
- 1 cup green pepper coarsely chopped
- 2 cups black beans (OR 1 15.5-ounce can black beans) rinsed and drained
- 5 cloves garlic (large) pressed or minced
- ¼ teaspoon liquid smoke
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon dry basil crushed
- 24 ounces medium shell or linguine pasta
Instructions
- In a heavy skillet over medium heat, brown sausage.
- Drain grease. Return sausage to pan and add 1 cup water to meat.
- Bring water to a boil. Pour into a strainer and drain.
- Combine all ingredients, except pasta, in a slow cooker.
- Cook 4 hours on high OR 8-12 hours on low.
- Cook pasta, serve sauce over pasta.
- Garnish with cheese, if desired.
Notes
Refrigerate or freeze leftovers. Reheat in microwave.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 493kcal | Carbohydrates: 66.08g | Protein: 27.33g | Fat: 12.85g | Saturated Fat: 4.25g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 850mg | Potassium: 903mg | Fiber: 9.5g | Sugar: 9.11g | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 5.3mg