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Italian Sausage in spaghetti?

Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:43 pm
Posted by lovelsu
Crowley, LA
Member since Jan 2007
780 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:43 pm
The spaghetti thread got me hungry for spaghetti and I was wondering does anyone use ground Italian sausage in their spaghetti or just ground beef? I make a meat sauce as well as meatballs and usually just use ground beef but I love ground Italian sausage. Anyone got any suggestions?

TIA
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61441 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:46 pm to
my wife mixes both, its good


actually this week, she had half a pack of jimmy dean breakfast sausage left over and she put it in there, tasted fine to me, but i'm not picky
Posted by lovelsu
Crowley, LA
Member since Jan 2007
780 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:47 pm to
Do you know if she does a 50/50 mix?
Posted by BigAlBR
Member since Jun 2008
5099 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:48 pm to
I prefer my sausage intact, cooked in the sauce.
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20105 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:48 pm to
Yes! I love Italian Sausage. If you're making a meat sauce, I would suggest mixing 50/50 ground chuck with italian sausage. But you can just brown the italian sausage in its casings and add it to the tomato sauce after it's ready (or just serve the sauce over the sausage and spaghetti). One of my favorite Italian dishes.
Posted by Kajungee
South ,Section 6 Row N
Member since Mar 2004
17033 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:50 pm to
I use Italian sasauge most of the time.
Usually bulk made into little balls
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20105 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:50 pm to
Also, I'm not a big fan of ground turkey, but if you want to go the healthy route and lower the fat, you can mix the sausage with the ground turkey, and it does pretty well.
Posted by lovelsu
Crowley, LA
Member since Jan 2007
780 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:51 pm to
quote:

I prefer my sausage intact, cooked in the sauce


This is not in the casings or I would do it that way. It is just ground Italian sausage that I have about 6 packs of from Winn Dixie when they had it on sale a few weeks ago - can't pass up that buy one get one free
Posted by lovelsu
Crowley, LA
Member since Jan 2007
780 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:56 pm to
quote:

I use Italian sasauge most of the time.


KG - Is the taste really strong with just the Italian sausage? I would love it that way but my other half is not as big on the Italian sausage as I am. That is why I was thinking a 50/50 mix.
Posted by Ole Geauxt
KnowLa.
Member since Dec 2007
50880 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

Italian Sausage in spaghetti
yes, and she also puts in slices of pepperoni.
Posted by brfoodie
baton rouge, louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
887 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 4:03 pm to
Delicious! My husband buys the turkey italian sausage that Calandro's sells. He browns the meat then dumps in the prefered sauce and serves over pasta. The taste of the fennel etc is great!It's easy too!:)
Posted by etm512
Mandeville, LA
Member since Aug 2005
20740 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 4:12 pm to
If you want to add some good flavor to your sauce, buy some fresh Italian sausage and put it in a crock pot on low with the sauce. The sausage will cook and it will add its flavor into the sauce as well. Serve on the side as you would a meatball.
Posted by cobrew
Red Stick
Member since Jan 2007
1357 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 4:46 pm to
I buy the italian sausage links from calandro's; cook, then slice. i later add this to my meat sauce. the sausage doesn't really change the flavor of the sauce, but it's nice to have sausage in my ghetti. I've tried the ground italian sausage, but the seasoning throws off my recipe. It's good just not the same.
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
112393 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 4:55 pm to
I take Italian sausage links, poke some holes in the casings to allow fat to escape, then boil them while cooking the spaghetti and sauce separately. Then I remove the sausage, allow to cool and slice into bite size pieces. Then add to spaghetti and sauce. It saves a lot of fat grams.
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61441 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 4:57 pm to
quote:

It saves a lot of fat grams.


BOOOOOOOOOO
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
112393 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 5:40 pm to
Hey. I gotta look good in my Speedos come April.
Posted by NJReb
Member since Dec 2005
3649 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 5:41 pm to
OK, here you go.

I am a vegetarian, so I use the vegetarian version of Italian sausage (which is very similar to the regular version), but suit yourself.

First you brown two links of Italian sausage in a skillet, then add a chopped onion, about 15 or so sliced black olives, and saute until the onions are tender. Then add a can of diced tomatoes, a teaspoon or so of Italian seasoning or oregano, and as much garlic powder and salt as suits you, as well as a few drops of Tabasco. Bring to a slight boil and cook until the tomatoes are falling apart and the flavors are blended.

Serve over angel-hair pasta with Parmesan.

My favorite pasta dish of all!
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
112393 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 5:49 pm to
quote:

I use the vegetarian version of Italian sausage (which is very similar to the regular version),

Yeah, the only difference is no meat.
Posted by CommanderHeavy
Downtown Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
3386 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 5:55 pm to
I actually prefer pulled chicken in spaghetti for some reason. I used to get my mom to do this when I was a young tyke, which pissed everyone else off since she made good meatballs from a family recipe that was brought here from the old world.
Posted by BigAlBR
Member since Jun 2008
5099 posts
Posted on 12/10/09 at 6:03 pm to
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