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How to Make Spaghetti Sauce in Slow Cooker

Making your own spaghetti sauce really enhance the taste of your dish, much better than the ones from shop and so easy to prepare.
Course Sauce
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings 1 portion
Author Slow Cooker Society

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 small onions chopped
  • ¼ pound bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1 29 ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
  • 1 14.5 ounce can Italian-style diced tomatoes
  • 1 14.5 ounce can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
  • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and Italian sausage until the 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 teaspoon 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 teaspoons of garlic powder.
  • Set the cooker on Low, and cook the sauce for 8 hours. About 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar.