Slow Cooked Spaghetti Sauce

Submitted by faith58

"I found this recipe in quick cooking years ago and our family loves it :) I always add more spices than called for.. Hope you enjoy it!! :) I serve with a salad and garlic toast"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 lb bulk Italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder or 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 lb spaghetti

directions

1. In a skillet cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain. Transfer to a slow cooker.
2. Add the next 10 ingredients and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4-5 hours until heated through. Discard bay leaf and serve over cooked spaghetti.

Reviews

[bad kitty 1116]

This was a terrific sauce! My family loved it and I did too! It was the perfect consistency in the crock pot and I only cooked on low for 4 hours. I used Italian sausage and added bell peppers and mushrooms. I omitted the thyme and added majoram instead. I also added in a little Worcestershire sauce and red wine plus 1 extra can of tomato sauce (8 ounces). I added in a little fresh basil at the end and served it over thin spaghetti with garlic bread and a little minced fresh parsley on top. I will make this many more times!

 

[AmyZoe]

I also found this recipe from Taste of Home's Quick Cooking. I make this right on the stove instead of the crockpot, but I do like this with Italian Sausage. Thank you for posting this!

 

[Engrossed]

I found this recipe through a recommendation by CookinQTGranny in Random Draw Tag. I used mild italian sausage and 4 fresh garlic cloves added to the sausage and onion when it was almost done in the skillet. This was nice and robust but had a slightly burned flavor? I used the quick on high 4 hour method.

 

[angeldoll]

The sauce had a nice flavor,but it didn't thicken up like the sauce you would cook on the stove top.

 

[Cookin Mommy]

I always use ground round when making spaghetti sauce but everyone enjoyed the italian sausage a lot! Found some Johnsonville ground mild italian sausage so I used that and linquine pasta. Cooked this on the stove top for a quick supper last night and it was very good! Simmered on low for about an hour, stirring occasionally and it thickened up nicely. The seasoning is perfect and next time I will double the recipe and use my crock pot. Thank you so much Faith for our new favorite spaghetti sauce recipe!