Savory Italian Sausage Sauce

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound Italian sausage
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic until browned. Add sausage and cook for 4 minutes, breaking apart with a spoon. Add green onions and cook until sausage is evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
2. Stir in mushrooms, basil and oregano; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, and tomato paste. Add water, red wine, red pepper flakes, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to low and simmer for at least 1 hour.

olive oil, garlic, italian sausage, green onions, fresh mushrooms, basil, oregano, tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, water, red wine, red pepper, white sugar, salt

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/26247/savory-italian-sausage-sauce/ (may not work)