Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce (beef, turkey, sausage, or vegetarian!)
Start crockpot spaghetti sauce in the morning and forget about it all day. At dinner time, cook up a big pot of pasta and enjoy an absolutely delicious homemade spaghetti dinner.
Servings: 9 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef, ground turkey, or Italian sausage
- 1 cup finely diced yellow onion (about 1 medium onion)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon minced garlic)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce (preferably no salt added sauce)
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) petite diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil (or 1 tablespoon dried basil)
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown meat and onions, breaking meat up as it cooks. Cook until meat is cooked through and onions are translucent. Add garlic and continue to cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until incorporated.1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 ½ pounds ground beef, ground turkey, or Italian sausage, 1 cup finely diced yellow onion
- Add the garlic to the skillet and continue to cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until incorporated.3 cloves garlic, minced, 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Add the contents of the skillet to slow cooker along with crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, sugar, oregano, thyme, red pepper flakes, and bay leaf.1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes, 1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce, 1 can (14.5 oz.) petite diced tomatoes, undrained, 1 tablespoon white sugar, 1 tablespoon dried oregano, ½ teaspoon dried thyme, ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, 1 bay leaf
- Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 8 hours. Immediately before serving, remove bay leaf. Stir in basil, parsley, and butter. Stir until butter melts. Taste, and add salt if desired.¼ cup chopped fresh basil, ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley, 1 tablespoon butter, Salt, to taste
- Serve over cooked pasta of your choice.
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Notes
- Nutrition information is calculated using 1.5 lbs. ground beef (90/10). You may choose to use more or less ground meat, as desired.
- Less sodium: Look for no-salt-added or low sodium canned tomato products. You won't taste a difference.
- Stovetop instructions: Cook the sauce on the stovetop in a large heavy pan or Dutch oven. Simmer it for one to three hours, stirring occasionally.
- Variations: Try a gluten-free pasta, polenta, or zucchini noodles if you prefer, instead of regular pasta. For vegetarian spaghetti sauce, omit the meat and proceed with the recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 561mg | Potassium: 823mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 785IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 4mg
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