Who needs crust? Lean turkey sausage teams up with your favorite vegetables toppings for a saucy but light slow cooker appetizer.

ingredients
8    ounces   bulk Italian turkey sausage
1/2   cup   finely chopped onion (1 medium)
2      cloves garlic, minced
2    26 - 30 ounce jars  meatless spaghetti sauce
3    cups   sliced fresh mushrooms (8 ounces)
2    teaspoons   dried basil or oregano, crushed
1/2   cup   chopped green or yellow sweet pepper (1 small) (optional)
    Vegetable dippers and/or whole grain bread cubes
directions
In a large skillet cook sausage, onion, and garlic over medium-high heat until sausage is brown, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as it cooks. Drain off fat.
In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker combine spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, and basil. Stir in sausage mixture. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 hours. Stir in sweet pepper. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more.
To serve, spear vegetable dippers and/or bread cubes with fondue forks and dip into the fondue, swirling to coat.
NUTRITION INFORMATION

Per Serving: cal. (kcal) 48, Fat, total (g) 1, chol. (mg) 8, sat. fat (g) 0, carb. (g) 6, Monounsaturated fat (g) 0, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0, Trans fatty acid (g) 0, fiber (g) 1, sugar (g) 4, pro. (g) 3, vit. A (IU) 567.58, vit. C (mg) 10.82, Thiamin (mg) 0.02, Riboflavin (mg) 0.07, Niacin (mg) 0.86, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0.06, Folate (µg) 3.14, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0.14, sodium (mg) 300, Potassium (mg) 68, calcium (mg) 38, iron (mg) 1.01, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet