Spaghetti Sauce (Crock-Pot)

Submitted by hungrykitten

"From about.com. I like this sauce a lot because it is easy to make and the brown sugar makes it sweet, which I love!"

 

• Ready In: 16mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomatoes, cut up
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar (I used 5 because I love super-sweet sauce!)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. In skillet, brown ground beef with onion and garlic. Drain.
2. In slow cooker combine browned meat, onions and garlic with remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
3. Serve over hot spaghetti. May be made ahead of time and frozen.

Reviews

[ReeLani]

I've finally found a spaghetti sauce recipe to stick with! I was intrigued to try this because of the brown sugar and the beef broth, neither of which I've seen in a spaghetti sauce recipe before. I used 3 tsp of brown sugar and I used basil rather than oregano, as a personal taste. This cooked all day and smelled fantastic when we arrived home. The sauce was thick and had just the right flavor balance for me. Most are too "herby" but this was just right. Everyone else who's tried it has been very pleased as well, so I'm done experimenting. This will make frequent appearances on our table.