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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats	Italian	Italian, Beans, Pork, Meats	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Olive oil
3		Hot Italian sausages
3		Sweet Italian sausages
4		Cloves Garlic, minced
1	tb	Chopped fresh sage OR
1	ts	Dried sage
1	cn	Italian plum tomatoes, drained and coarsley chopped (28 oz.)
2	cn	Cannellini beans (16 oz. ea.), rinsed and drained
		Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in an ovenproof, flameproof medium casserole and saute' sausages
15 minutes. Drain off excess fat. Add garlic and sage and saute' until
garlic is golden. Cool and slice sausages into 1 1/2" pieces. Add tomatoes
and beans and simmer until well cooked, about 15 minutes, stirring
occasionaly. Season to taste. Serves 6.
Note: This may be held in oven for 30 minutes at 300 degrees.
SOURCE: *Quick Italian Cuisine International, Knapp Press C 1984 ISBN
0-89535-147-1 SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 3/93
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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