3 baked polenta with sausage and tomato pepper sauce Recipes

olive oil, crushed tomatoes, chopped fresh oregano, yellow onion , halved lengthwise, then cut into thin wedges, yellow, red, or orange bell pepper , cut lengthwise into thin slices, garlic, minced, salt , freshly ground black pepper, and red chile flakes, bulk italian sausage, sweet or spicy (or 1 lb. italian sausage links removed from their casings), tubes (16 oz. each) prepared polenta, sliced into 1/2-in.-thick rounds, fresh mozzarella, drained and sliced into 1/4-in.-thick rounds

extra-virgin olive oil , plus 1 tbsp, pork sausage links , pricked all over with a fork, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, salt and pepper, cold water, coarse sea salt, quick-cooking polenta, freshly grated caciocavallo or pecorino romano, smoked mozzarella, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely shredded, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, kosher salt