Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 495 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive Oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 1 lb Ground Beef (1 pound lean ground beef); 1 lb Italian Sausage (1 pound Italian sausage); 1 ½ tsp Table Salt (1 1/2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste); ¼ tsp Black Pepper (1/4 teaspoon black pepper, plus more to taste); 6 cloves Garlic (6 cloves garlic, minced); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 small yellow onion, small diced); 1 piece Green Bell Pepper (1 small green bell pepper, small diced); 1 piece Carrot (1 large carrot, peeled and small diced); 28 oz Tomato (28 ounce can of peeled tomatoes); 28 oz Crushed Tomatoes (28 ounce can crushed tomatoes); 6 oz Tomato Paste (6 oz tomato paste); ¾ cup Beef Broth (3/4 cup beef broth); 2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar); 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning (1 tablespoon italian seasoning); ½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes (1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes); ½ tbsp Honey (1/2 tablespoon honey or brown sugar); 1 piece Dried Bay Leaf (1 dried bay leaf); 1 piece Parmesan Rind (1 parmesan rind); 0 pieces Pasta (cooked pasta, for serving); 0 pieces Parsley (chopped parsley, for serving); 0 pieces Parmesan Cheese (grated parmesan cheese, for serving)

Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce - Dinner (Italian)

495 minItalian

Servings8

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Ingredients

For 8 servings

Olive Oil2 tbsp · 2 tablespoons olive oil
Ground Beef1 lb · 1 pound lean ground beef
Italian Sausage1 lb · 1 pound Italian sausage
Table Salt1 ½ tsp · 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
Black Pepper¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, plus more to taste
Garlic6 cloves · 6 cloves garlic, minced
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 small yellow onion, small diced
Green Bell Pepper1 piece · 1 small green bell pepper, small diced
Carrot1 piece · 1 large carrot, peeled and small diced
Tomato28 oz · 28 ounce can of peeled tomatoes
Crushed Tomatoes28 oz · 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
Tomato Paste6 oz · 6 oz tomato paste
Beef Broth¾ cup · 3/4 cup beef broth
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena2 tbsp · 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Italian Seasoning1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
Red Pepper Flakes½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Honey½ tbsp · 1/2 tablespoon honey or brown sugar
Dried Bay Leaf1 piece · 1 dried bay leaf
Parmesan Rind1 piece · 1 parmesan rind
Pasta0 pieces · cooked pasta, for serving
Parsley0 pieces · chopped parsley, for serving
Parmesan Cheese0 pieces · grated parmesan cheese, for serving

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Steps

1Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the ground beef and Italian sausage. Cook until browned and fully cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks. Transfer the cooked meat to the base of your slow cooker.
2Next, to the same skillet, add the onion, bell pepper, and carrot. Sauté over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes until the onion becomes translucent. Transfer the veggies to the slow cooker.
3Next, add the peeled tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, balsamic vinegar, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper flakes, honey, dried bay leaf, and parmesan rind to the slow cooker and give it a stir.
4Cook the spaghetti sauce on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 6-8 hours. Add a bit more salt and pepper to taste, stir, and then serve the sauce over your favorite cooked pasta topped with grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.