5 from 54 votes
Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce blends browned ground beef and Italian sausage with onions, garlic, canned tomatoes, and herbs in a slow cooker, resulting in a rich, flavorful sauce after several hours of gentle cooking. The sauce is savory and herbaceous, with tender meat chunks and a well-developed tomato base, ideal for pairing with pasta.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs 5 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Course:
Main Course
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound Italian sausage casings removed
- 1 onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 diced tomato 14.5-ounce can, drained
- 2 tomato sauce 15-ounce cans
- 3 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon basil dried
- salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef, sausage, onion and garlic. Cook until browned, about 4-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef and sausage as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Place ground beef mixture into a slow cooker. Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, oregano, basil, salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours.
- Stir well and serve immediately.
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