Italian Sausage Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 1/2 pounds sweet Italian sausage
• 3 cans (28oz ea) Hunt's whole tomatoes
• 3 cans (8oz) Hunt's tomato sauce
• 3 cans (6oz) Hunt's tomato sauce
• 3 whole onions, peeled
• 1 1/2 green bell peppers
• 3/4 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 3/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 3/4 pound Cheddar cheese, grated
• salt

Instructions:

In a large Dutch oven, heat oil; saute garlic in oil until lightly browned. Add sausage, removing casing, and crumble. Brown sausage. Drain fat; remove sausage from Dutch oven; set aside. Add undrained whole tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomate paste to Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Return sausage to pan. Add remaining ingredients except cheese and salt; simmer 15 minutes. Add cheese a little at a time; stir until cheese is blended. Simmer, covered, 1 1/2 hours more. Remove and discard onions and peppers. Add salt to taste. Serve over cooked pasta.