slow cooker Spaghetti Sauce
Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp. cooking oil
- 1 sm. onion, finely chopped
- 1 (15 1/2 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper, optional
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 29 ounces can tomato puree
- 6 ounces can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 lbs. sausage (Italian links or country style)
Instructions
Brown ground beef in 2 tablespoon hot oil in frying pan. When almost browned, add onion and continue browning until onion is tender. Pour meat and onion into 3 1/2 quart slow cooker. Add puree, sauce, paste, water, salt, pepper and oregano and set dial on low setting. Cut 2 lbs. sausage into pieces and brown in remaining 2 tablespoons oil. When brown, place sausages in sauce in slow cooker. Continue cooking for 12 hours. (If you like your sauce sweeter, you could add 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar to this.)
