MEAT-LOVER'S SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

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I love preparing this sauce in the morning in the slow cooker and letting it cook on low all day. When I get home, I just boil some pasta and serve with a salad and some garlic bread. My family loves it.

Provided by CookingONTheSide

Categories     Sauces

Time 8h20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
1 lb lean ground beef
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon brown sugar

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and sausage, until sausage is browned, about 10 minutes.
  • Transfer the sausage and onions to a slow cooker.
  • In the same skillet, cook and stir the ground beef, Italian seasoning, 1 t of garlic powder, and marjoram, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
  • Transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker.
  • Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano and 2 t garlic powder.
  • Cook on low for about 8 hours.
  • About 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar.
  • Serve hot over pasta.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.8, Fat 15.6, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 53, Sodium 1226.8, Carbohydrate 20.8, Fiber 4, Sugar 13, Protein 20.4

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