Crock Pot Sausage Pasta Stew

Total Time: 8 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 4 cups water
• 1 (26 ounce) jar meatless spaghetti sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 medium red pepper, diced
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked spiral pasta
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. drain and place in a crockpot.
• 2 add water, spaghetti sauce, beans, carrots, red pepper and onion and mix.
• 3 cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• 4 stir in the pasta, peas, sugar, salt and pepper and mix.
• 5 cover and cook on high for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is tender.