Crock Pot Sweet Pepper Sauce

Submitted by NormCooks

"Low fat, Low Sodium, Leave out the turkey for a great vegetarian pasta sauce."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 26

ingredients

• 2 red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 yellow bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 20 roma tomatoes
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 10 ounces tomato paste, no salt added
• 2 lbs ground turkey or 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 3 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 1 cup water

directions

1. Brown turkey, and refrigerate until ready to use. Add a generous coating of Mrs. Dash Italian Seasoning Blend to turkey while it is browning. Substitute lean ground beef instead of ground turkey if desired.
2. Puree 1/2 your roma tomatoes in your food processor to make your own low sodium sauce. Chop the other half of the tomatoes into wedged slices.
3. Place all all ingredients except turkey in 5 quart slow cooker and stir. Cook on LOW 7-8 hours. Add browned turkey anytime after 6 hours. Stir gently while adding turkey.
4. About 30 minutes before serving, stir in additional seasoning to your taste preferences, then sprinkle about 1/2 cup fresh chopped spring onions across the top without stirring them inches.
5. Serve over pasta with oven-roasted zucchini chunks on the side. The sauce also goes great on the zucchini. Sprinkle with grated cheese if desired.
6. Nutritional analysis is based on 1 cup of sauce per serving. Store extra sauce in your freezer for those days you don't feel like cooking.