Supreme Pizza Fondue

Ingredients

• 8 ounces bulk Italian sausage
• 12 cup finely chopped onion (1 medium)
• 2 garlic cloves
• minced
• 2 -3 cups meatless spaghetti sauce
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package pepperoni or 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package Canadian bacon
• chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried basil or 2 teaspoons oregano
• crushed
• 1 cup sliced pitted ripe olives (optional)
• 12 cup chopped green sweet pepper (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large skillet cook the sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is brown.
2. Drain off fat.
3. In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker combine spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, pepperoni, and basil.
4. Stir in the sausage mixture.
5. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 hours.
6. If desired, stir in ripe olives and sweet pepper; cover and cook for 15 minutes more.
7. To serve, spear the dippers with fondue forks and dip into the fondue.