Dad's Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce

Submitted by Dave Dallas

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

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 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.

 

[myblissfulmess]

This is stupid easy and super delicious. It makes a lot. I was going to make it with ground beef, but forgot to thaw the meat the night before. I just so happened to have a package of frozen fully cooked meatballs in the freezer, no thawing necessary, so we had spaghetti and meatballs instead. Super yum! And it's a great base recipe too! It has a lot of potential for add ins to make it your own. Add sliced black olives, or mushrooms. Like a little red wine? Add a bit of that to taste. Add any seasonings you like in your sauce. Very versatile. I made this recipe as is, and it's delicious just the way it is too!

 

[Fairygirl]

For 18 years I could not convince my husband that Ragu sauce was not THE ONLY spaghetti sauce in the world worth eating. I made this and froze all the leftovers. He is now asking for Momma Sauce (sorry Dad :-)! ) and I just made batch 2 and 3 - crockpot only holds one recipe at a time. Thanks for helping me to convert him!!!

 

[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