Italian Gravy W/ Chicken And Sausage

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato puree
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, chopped fine
• 2 stalks celery & leaves, chopped fine
• 1 carrot, scrubbed and grated
• 1/2 cup flat-leaf italian parsley, minced
• 1/2 lb button mushrooms, fresh, tops & stems, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2 bay leaves, whole
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 whole cloves (i do not add) (optional)
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 lb italian sausage, with casings removed (mild or hot)

Recipe

• 1 in a deep pot:.
• 2 cook sausage until no longer pink, breaking up into pieces. remove from pan and drain on a paper towel.
• 3 add olive oil to pot, sautee onions, garlic, celery and carrot until tender.
• 4 add tomato sauce and puree, chicken stock and red wine. add all remaining ingredients.
• 5 bring to boil and simmer for at least 2 hours, stirring often. *i simmer for several hours.
• 6 break up / shred chicken with wooden spoon as it becomes tender while simmering.
• 7 serve over your favorite cooked pasta and top with freshly grated parmesan-regiano cheese.
• 8 freezes well.