One-Pot Spaghetti

Submitted by DivineMrsEm

"This is a recipe that I came up with because I was tired of having to pre-cook meat in order to cook it in my crock pot. Start to finish, everything is made in the crockpot. It's a true one-pot meal! Now that I can brown meat in my crockpot I will no longer do it the old way. The meat comes out evenly cooked, moist and crumbly- perfect for pasta, tacos and anything else you can think of."

 

• Ready In: 9hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 -3 lbs ground beef or 2 -3 lbs ground turkey
• 1.5 (26 1/2 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes (with juice)
• 12 frozen meatballs
• 1 cup spaghetti noodles
• parsley
• oregano
• italian seasoning
• garlic salt
• 3 cups water

directions

1. Brown ground beef in crockpot by cooking frozen meat with 1 1/2- 2 cups of water (depending on how much meat you use) on HIGH for 2 1/2 hours. Stir to break up large pieces halfway though cooking. Drain excess water and return meat to crockpot.
2. Mix in sauce, herbs (to taste- I use a couple tbsps of each), 1 cup of water, tomatoes (with juice) and meatballs. Cook on low for 6 hours.
3. Break up 2 handfuls of spaghetti noodles into quarters and add to sauce. Cook on HIGH for 1 hour. (This will make your noodles very soft. If you want your noodles to not be as soft, just cook for less time.).