Pasta sauce: Italian turkey sausage

serves 6

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 cup of yellow onion - chopped
• 2 teaspoons of garlic - minced
• 1 and 1/2 pounds of Italian turkey sausage - casings removed
• 1/3 cup of fresh parsley - chopped
• 6 ounces of tomato paste
• 28 ounces of crushed tomatoes (in tomato puree)
• 1 teaspoon of dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
• 1 dash of salt
• 1 dash of ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of dried oregano

Heat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in a large (10 to 12-inch) skillet or frying pan.

Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until translucent.

Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute, or until you can smell the garlic cooking.

Add the sausage to the onions and garlic. Cook it over medium-low heat, breaking it up with a fork, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until no longer pink. Then add the remaining ingredients.

Simmer the sauce, uncovered, over medium-low heat, for 15 to 20 minutes, until it has thickened.