Italian Style Garbanzos and Sausage

• 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced
• 2 whole Garlic Cloves, Minced
• 7 whole Fresh Basil Leaves, Chopped
• 1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme
• 1 teaspoon Fresh Oregano
• 1 pound Smoked Sausage
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 3/4 cups Red Wine (I Used Cabernet Sauvignon Because That's What I Had On Hand, But A Merlot, Burgundy, Pinot Noir Or Any Red Wine That You Like Should Work Just Fine)
• 28 ounces, weight Can Whole Tomatoes
• 16 ounces, weight Can Garbanzo Beans (chick Peas), Drained
• 1/4 teaspoons Salt
• 1/4 teaspoons Pepper

1. Begin by chopping up the onion, garlic and herbs (if you havent already done so), and cut up the smoked sausage in 1-2 sections.
2. In a medium size skillet or saute pan, brown sausage for a few minutes over medium heat.
3. Remove the sausage from the pan and set aside.
4. Add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan to just coat the bottom of the pan, and saute the onion and garlic over medium heat until slightly transparent, about 5-7 minutes.
5. Next, add the red wine.
6. Simmer the onion, garlic and wine for a few minutes until it reduces a little.
7. After the wine has reduced, add the tomatoes, garbanzo beans (drained), chopped herbs, salt, pepper and browned smoked sausage.
8. If youre using whole tomatoes instead of diced, mash them up just a bit at this point.
9. Simmer over medium heat for about 15-20 minutes.
10. Sauce will thicken slightly.

onion, garlic, fresh basil, thyme, oregano, sausage, olive oil, red wine, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, salt, pepper

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/italian-style-garbanzos-and-sausage/ (may not work)