Spicy Sausage and Tomato Dip
Ingredients
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 2/3 cup chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 4 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed
- 1 tablespoon dried basil, crushed
- 2 teaspoons sugar or no-calorie, heat-stable, granular sugar substitute (Splenda)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped, pitted ripe olives
- Vegetable dippers or toasted whole wheat pita wedges
Directions
- In a large skillet cook sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain fat.
- In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker stir together sausage mixture, tomato sauce, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, sugar, and red pepper.
- Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Stir in olives. Serve with vegetable dippers. Makes 7 cups dip.
Nutrition Facts (Spicy Sausage and Tomato Dip)
Per serving:
87 kcal cal.,
4 g fat
(2 g sat. fat,
1 g polyunsaturated fat,
2 g monounsatured fat),
11 mg chol.,
275 mg sodium,
8 g carb.,
2 g fiber,
3 g sugar,
4 g pro.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet