Bigfatmomma's Slow-cooked Meat Sauce
photo by newspapergal
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 680.38 g ground beef or 680.38 g ground turkey
- 29.58 ml butter
- 14.79 ml olive oil
- 113.39 g mushrooms, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 9.85 ml molasses
- 1 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 4.92 ml crushed red pepper flakes
- 2.46 ml pepper
- 1.23 ml dried rubbed sage
- 4.92 ml dried basil
- 4.92 ml dried oregano
- 1.23 ml dried rosemary
- 2 medium bay leaves
- 3 (1275.72 g) can tomato sauce
- 236.59 ml shredded mozzarella cheese
- 118.29 ml grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Saute tomato, mushrooms, garlic, onion in the butter, olive oil and molasses, until soft.
- Place this mixture into a crockpot.
- Brown the beef in a non-stick pan until no longer pink, and drain.
- Pour on top of onion mixture in crockpot.
- Pour tomato sauce into crockpot.
- Add spices, bay leaves and cheese, and stir to mix evenly.
- Slow-cook on low for 2-3 hours, stirring twice, or alternately, cook over very low heat on stovetop, stirring occasionally so that the cheese doesn't burn.
- Serve over thick pasta.
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Reviews
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Absolutely delicious. This is the perfect balance of sauce to meat, and has great flavor. I followed the ingredients exactly, except I tripled the garlic (hey-we like it!) and I only had 8-ounce cans of tomato sauce, so, using 6, I had about 3 more ounces of tomato sauce than called for. I simmered on low in the Crock-Pot about 5 hours, so I didn't add the cheeses until the last 15 minutes of cooking - just enough time to melt - b/c I didn't want it to scorch while I was away. Chose for Pick A Chef '05, & sooo glad I did!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BigFatMomma
Manassas, 86
<p>I am a wife, mother and student (all at the same time, of course), and trying to get back to cooking healthy, tasty meals that are quick and affordable.</p>