SLOW COOKER SPINACH MARINARA SAUCE

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Veggie packed pasta sauce prepared in the slow cooker! Note -- this is a very sweet and spicy tomato sauce so adjust the seasonings (salt, pepper and garlic) to suit your taste!

Provided by DEBNJAMES

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

Time 5h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
⅓ cup grated carrot
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
2 ⅔ (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
2 ½ tablespoons crushed red pepper
2 bay leaves
1 (28 ounce) can peeled and crushed tomatoes, with liquid

Steps:

In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine olive oil, onion, garlic, carrot, spinach, tomato paste, mushrooms, salt, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, bay leaves and tomatoes.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Stir, reduce heat to low and cook for 1 to 2 hours more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.2 calories, Carbohydrate 25.1 g, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 7.5 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 2418 mg, Sugar 8.9 g