Best Slow Simmering Pasta Sauce Recipes

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Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 6h20m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup minced fresh basil, divided
Hot cooked pasta

Steps:

In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat for 7-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker., Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, bay leaves, oregano, dried basil, salt and thyme. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours., Discard bay leaves; stir in half of the fresh basil. Serve with pasta. Top with remaining basil.

Nutrition Facts :

Slow-Simmering Pasta Sauce Recipe image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pound Johnsonville® Mild Ground Italian Sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup minced fresh basil, divided
Hot cooked pasta

Steps:

In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat for 7-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker.
Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, bay leaves, oregano, dried basil, salt and thyme. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Discard bay leaves; stir in half of the fresh basil. Serve with pasta. Top with remaining basil.
Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Slow-Simmering Pasta Sauce in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes
Annual 2013, p53
Nutritional Facts
cup (calculated without pasta) equals 327 calories, 20 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 1,392 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 17 g protein.
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