all day spaghetti sauce

73 Pinches 1 Photo
Indianapolis, IN
Updated on Dec 4, 2013

Everyone loves a good, rich, meaty spaghetti sauce, and this recipe is all that. I've tweaked it a bit because the original calls for "the dreaded mushroom--yuck!" I'm leaving that out. And I'm adding bell pepper--yum! Recipe: recipe.com Photo: Robertsplace.ca

prep time 20 Min
cook time 8 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound mild or hot italian sausage
  • 3/4 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 cups rice krispies cereal
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 oz.ea.) diced tomatoes
  • 2 cans (8 oz.ea.) tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dried italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

How To Make all day spaghetti sauce

  • Step 1
    In a large skillet, cook sausage until brown. Drain and place in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.
  • Step 2
    In the same skillet, cook ground beef, onion, bell pepper, and garlic until beef is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain, and add ground beef mixture to sausage in slow cooker. Stir in rice krispies cereal, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, fennel, and pepper.
  • Step 3
    Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours. Stir meat mixture and serve imediately over hot cooked spaghetti.

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Category: Beef
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Culture: Italian
Keyword: #spicy
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