Not Your Average Spaghetti Sauce

Cinco de Mayo - Side Dish

This recipe started as an accident in the kitchen trying to make a dessert and a dinner at the same time. The outcome was a surprise and has become the family favorite. It is definitely out of the ordinary but worth it! Serve over your favorite pasta.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Not Your Average Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

1 pound bulk sweet Italian sausage

1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

1 (12 ounce) jar peach preserves

water

or more as needed

Mexican White Cheese DipSauce

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 2

Stir spaghetti sauce and peach preserves with the sausage to coat. Pour water into the sauce jar and swirl it around to collect any extra sauce from the sides of the jar; pour into the skillet and stir. Bring mixture to a simmer reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the sauce thickens slightly adding more water as needed to keep sauce from becoming too sticky about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Not Your Average Spaghetti Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 260.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.4g 15%

Carbohydrates: 34.2g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2.1g 8%

Sugars: 27.6g

Fat: 10.7g 16%

Saturated Fat: 3.5g 18%

Cholesterol: 19.4mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 373.8IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.2mg 40%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 15%

Vitamin C: 1.6mg 3%

Folate: 11.8mcg 3%

Calcium: 24.5mg 3%

Iron: 1mg 6%

Magnesium: 22.3mg 8%

Potassium: 343.1mg 10%

Sodium: 699.9mg 28%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 24%

Calories From Fat: 95.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.