crockpot spaghetti sauce

Name: Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce
Cook time: 12 h
Ingredients: 4 tablespoon(s) cooking oil; 1 - onion, finely chopped; 15.5 ounce(s) tomato sauce; 1.5 cup(s) water; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pepper; 1/2 teaspoon(s) red pepper flakes, optional; 1 pound(s) ground beef; 29 ounce(s) tomato puree; 6 ounce(s) tomato paste; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) oregano; 2 pound(s) sausage

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Jennifer West

Bicknell, IN

Updated on Mar 10, 2014

Spaghetti is always a big hit in my house. This is a great and easy way to make my own sauce :)

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cook time 12 Hr

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

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Ingredients

4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 - onion, finely chopped
15.5 ounces tomato sauce
1.5 cups water
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
1 pound ground beef
29 ounces tomato puree
6 ounces tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon oregano
2 pounds sausage

How To Make crockpot spaghetti sauce

Step 1

Brown ground beef in 2 tablespoon hot oil in frying pan.

Step 2

When almost browned, add onion and continue browning until onion is tender.
Step 3

Pour meat and onion into 3 1/2 quart crockpot.
Step 4

Add puree, sauce, paste, water, salt, pepper and oregano and set dial on low setting.
Step 5

Cut 2 pounds of sausage (Italian links or country style) into pieces and brown in remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
Step 6

When brown, place sausages in sauce in crockpot.
Step 7

Continue cooking for 12 hours.
Step 8

(If you like your sauce sweeter, you could add 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar to this.)
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