Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce

Submitted by Denise in NH

"Cook the pasta, toss the salad and enjoy"

 

• Ready In: 10hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 medium yellow bell pepper
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (I use the chopped in a jar)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 3⁄4 cup dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
• 2 whole bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Cook ground beef, onions, pepper, mushrooms and garlic over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until ground beef is cooked.
2. pour ground beef mixture ino crock pot; stir in remaining ingredients.
3. Cover and cook on low heat for 8-10 hours or until vegetables are tender.
4. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Reviews

[Linda Owen]

Had a great blend of taste. The only thing we found we would change was I would add some spaghetti sauce to the mix. It didn't coat the noodles well, more like a stew than a sauce. I will definitely cook this again. Thanks

 

[Tebo3759]

This is just an excellent sauce and very easy to do in the crockpot. I think the hint of fennel puts this over the top. I can't see how I would change this. It doesn't, however, feed 10 around here. I'll get three meals out of it. I used a lot on my pasta. It was just that good!!