Have it Your Way Saucy Sausage

2 pounds Italian sausage (sweet, mild or hot)
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1 cup water
48 ounces spaghetti sauce
Hotdog buns or cooked spaghetti

Place sausage in skillet, cover with water and simmer at least 10 minutes.

Add remaining ingredients in crock pot, add drained sausage, cut into hot dog lengths. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours (or more). Increase temperature to HIGH, and cook 1 hour longer.

Serve in buns or over cooked spaghetti. (Sausage skins disappear during cooking.)