Spinach Pasta Sauce

• 1-1/2 lb. bulk mild Italian sausage, cooked and crumbled
• 3 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 can (1-3/4 lb.) crushed tomatoes
• 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
• 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• red wine
• 3/4 tsp. aniseed
• 3/4 tsp. seasoned salt
• 3/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 3/4 tsp. brown sugar
• 3/4 tsp. dried oregano
• 4 cups fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
• Pasta, cooked
• 2 shredded Mozzeralla cheese
• 1/4 cup cooked, crumbled bacon

1. In a Dutch oven, cook and crumble sausage until browned; drain.
2. Add mushrooms, carrot, green pepper and onion; saut&eacuet; for 5 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes, sauce, paste, Parmesan, broth and seasonings; cover and simmer for 1 hour.
4. Add spinach; heat through.
5. Serve over pasta; top with mozzarella and bacon.

italian sausage, fresh mushrooms, carrot, green pepper, onion, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, parmesan cheese, beef broth, red wine, aniseed, salt, garlic powder, brown sugar, oregano, fresh spinach, pasta, mozzeralla cheese, bacon

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/3437 (may not work)