ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND SPAGHETTI

Ingredients

spaghetti
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 small onion
½ pound mild or hot Italian sausage
½ cup grape juice
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Procedure

Prepare pasta according to package directions.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a 4½-quart saucepan or Dutch Oven over medium-high heat.
Peel and finely chop onion, adding to pan as you chop.

Remove casings from sausage, if necessary, and crumble sausage into the pan. Stir and cook, breaking up the sausage, until the sausage is cooked through and the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.

Add grape jiuce to pan and stir to loosen any brown bits on the bottom of the pan.

Add canned tomatoes and their juice, tomato paste, garlic, sugar and Italian seasoning.

Stir to combine, then reduce heat to medium-low.

Stir in Parmesan cheese, and cook until pasta is ready.