Italian Spaghetti Meat Sauce (3 Points)

The title says it all, this recipe is amazing and tastes to me just like restaurant sauce. It is my go to recipe anytime I want meat sauce.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  extra lean ground beef or 2  lbs bulk Italian sausage
• 3  medium  chopped onions (2 1/4 cups)
• 1  large green bell pepper (chopped (1-1/2 cups)
• 6  garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 29  ounces  canned diced tomatoes (not drained)
• 29  ounces tomato sauce
• 12  ounces tomato paste
• 2  tablespoons dried basil leaves
• 1  tablespoon oregano leaves
• 1  tablespoon sugar (or Splenda)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

1. Cook ground beef (or sausage), onions, bell pepper and garlic in 12-inch skillet over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until meat is no long pink; drain. Spoon meat mixture into 5 quart Crock-Pot slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8 or 9 hours or until vegetables are tender.