Spicy Sausage Pizza Dip

• 1 lb Italian sausage
• 23 cup chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 4 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 12 cup chopped pitted ripe olives (optional)
• breadstick
• breaded mozzarella cheese sticks
• tortilla chips

1. Cook the sausage, onion, and garlic in a large non-stick skillet until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; stir to crumble sausage as you cook; drain mixture well.
2. Add sausage mixture to a 4-quart slow-cooker.
3. Add in the next 7 ingredients; stir to combine.
4. Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours.
5. Add in olives; stir.
6. Serve with breadsticks, fried breaded mozzarella cheese sticks, or tortilla chips as dippers.

italian sausage, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, sugar, cayenne pepper, olives, breadstick, mozzarella cheese, tortilla chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-sausage-pizza-dip-81434 (may not work)