Babsie's Italian Sausage and Mushroom Spaghetti Ingredients: To Prepare:
- 1 pound Italian sausage, diagonally sliced
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 small tomatoes, quartered
- 1 cup jarred spaghetti sauce
- 1 tablespoon Italian tomato paste
- 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
- 1/4 pound cooked, hot spaghetti
Cook and stir Italian sausage until done in large skillet; reserve.
Pour off drippings.
Cook and stir mushrooms, shallots, and garlic in olive oil until vegetable are tender, about 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook until heated through.
Stir in spaghetti sauce and tomato paste.
Add olives, basil and spaghetti.
Toss to coat pasta.
Serve with grated Parmesan cheese if desired.