Real Simple's Marinara Sauce With Sausage And Ricotta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, use 1 t at a time
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced or 1 teaspoon large minced garlic, from the jar
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes (whole or diced)
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 lb italian turkey sausage, casings removed (sweet or hot)
• 16 ounces orecchiette (or linguine) or 16 ounces other small shell pasta (or linguine)
• 1 cup crumbled low-fat ricotta cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add the garlic and cook until golden, but not browned, about 1 minute.
• 3 add the tomatoes and their juices, red pepper oregano, salt and sugar.
• 4 add other spices to taste.
• 5 bring to a boil.
• 6 reduce heat to medium-low and simmer(crushing to tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon if using whole tomatoes) until the sauce thickens slightly, about 20 minutes, then remove from heat.
• 7 while the sauce simmers, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. cook 1 pound of sausage until no trace of pink remains.
• 8 add the sausage to the sauce.
• 9 cook the pasta according to the package directions.
• 10 drain and divide among individual plates. spoon the sauce over the top.
• 11 top each sauce with 1/4 cup ricotta.