Sausage Italian Stew

By eaglezfan6

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Italian Sausage Casings removed
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 can 28oz diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can 15oz Italian seasoned tomato sauce
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms sliced
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup red wine or additional beef broth
• 1-1/2 cups uncooked spiral pasta
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Crumble sausage into a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray. Add the onion, green pepper and garlic. Cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.

Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, water, broth and wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Stir into stew; heat through. Top each serving with 1 tbsp mozzarella cheese.