JEANNE'S SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Jeanne's Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce image

This recipe has many vegetables and three kinds of meat. Most people can't tell it's not all beef and I've been told I ought to market it. This sauce has no acidic after taste, which is frequent with sauces that have tomato and/or bell pepper cooked over long periods of time. This sauce freezes well and can be used for other recipes.

Provided by Jeanne Gold

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Time 3h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
½ pound turkey kielbasa, chopped
¼ cup extra light olive oil
3 onions, chopped
6 yellow squash, diced
1 small green bell pepper, minced
3 cloves garlic, pressed
½ pound extra lean ground beef
½ pound extra-lean ground turkey breast
5 bay leaves
15 whole black peppercorns
1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
2 teaspoons dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried oregano

Steps:

In a slow cooker, combine crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and kielbasa. Set slow cooker to High.
Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook onions, squash, green pepper, and garlic in oil until onions are translucent. Transfer vegetables to the slow cooker.
Place ground beef and ground turkey in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble finely, and transfer to slow cooker. Season with bay leaves, peppercorns, basil, marjoram, thyme, and oregano.
Cover, and cook on High for 2 hours. Remove lid, and cook 1 hour more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.4 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 38.3 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 14.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 624.1 mg, Sugar 5.9 g