Dad's Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce

Dave Dallas's Note:

Hearty tomato, onion and garlic red sauce that is perfect with ground beef or meatballs and your favorite pasta!

• Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 lbs meatballs (precooked) or 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (cooked & drained)
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in crock pot.
2. Cook on high for 3-5 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
3. Serve over spaghetti or pasta of choice.

Reviews

[Syrinx]

A good basic spaghetti sauce, which is easy to prepare. I hadn't tried putting parmesan actually into the spaghetti sauce before (rather than on top), and it smelt gorgeous while it was cooking :-) This is a good basic recipe, which I am sure I will use often, and which will be easy to modify. I often add a splash of sherry and a dribble of balsamic vinegar to spaghetti sauce, and that worked well with this sauce, too, stirred in at the end. Reviewed for Pick A Chef, Fall 2007.

[Stardustannie]

An easy and tasty spaghetti sauce. I used a 14oz (440g)can of tomatoes and only 1 x 28oz of tomato sugo and only 1lb (500g)of cooked ground beef...these quantities were spot on for my family. Reviewed for PAC Fall 2007