Description
A simple, slow-cooked tomato sauce for spaghetti.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pound ground beef or Italian sausage (optional)
Instructions
- If using meat, brown the ground beef or sausage in a skillet. Drain off any excess fat.
- Place the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chopped onion, minced garlic, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, and bay leaf into the slow cooker.
- If you browned meat, add it to the slow cooker mixture.
- Stir all ingredients together well.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or on high for 3 to 4 hours.
- Remove the bay leaf before serving.
- Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles.
Notes
- For a thicker sauce, remove the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking time.
- You can add a pinch of sugar if the tomatoes taste too acidic.
- This sauce freezes well for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 4
- Saturated Fat: 1.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 25
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 10
Keywords: slow cooker, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, easy sauce, ground beef sauce