4.3 from 27 votes
Easy Sausage Marinara Sauce Recipe
This Quick and Easy Italian Sausage Marinara Sauce Recipe is a versatile meat sauce with so many uses. It makes a quick and flavorful meal as a pasta sauce, or over spaghetti squash, on rustic bread as a sandwich, in a lasagna and so much more!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
Cups
Calories:
517 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup sweet onion diced
- 1 cup red bell pepper diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 28 ounce crushed tomatoes canned
Instructions
- In a large sauté pan over medium heat, cook sausage until browned. Remove from pan.
- Return pan to heat, add the olive oil. When hot, add the onions and bell peppers, season with salt and pepper. Sauté until they have released their water and water has evaporated, and they are soft and starting to turn golden.
- Add the garlic and oregano, sauté for 30 seconds. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, then the sausage. Simmer for at least 20 minutes to let flavors combine.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
0.5cups
Calories
517kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
40g
(62%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
86mg
(29%)
Sodium
1096mg
(46%)
Potassium
1007mg
(21%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
1595IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
71mg
(79%)
Calcium
112mg
(11%)
Iron
4.4mg
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 517
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cups | |
| Calories | 517kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 40g | 62% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 86mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 1096mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 1007mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 1595IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 71mg | 79% |
| Calcium | 112mg | 11% |
| Iron | 4.4mg | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.