Italian Sausage Ragu Over Polenta

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 12 ounces Italian sausage
• 2 cups yellow onion finely chopped, about two medium onions
• 1 1/2 cups carrot finely chopped, about three medium carrots
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 1/2 cups water divided
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• kosher salt
• cracked black pepper
• 1 cup polenta
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese fresh grated + extra for serving, optional
• 1/4 cup Italian parsley fresh, chopped, optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 520 calories
• Carbohydrate : 34 grams
• Cholesterol : 70 milligrams
• Fat : 36 grams
• Fiber : 7 grams
• Protein : 19 grams
• SaturatedFat : 12 grams
• Sodium : 1560 milligrams
• Sugar : 16 grams