Slow Cooker Tomato Sauce
photo by Sageca
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
6 quarts
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 carrots, finely chopped
- 3 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 3 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes, crushed
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil leaf
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 dash red pepper flakes
directions
- Heat oil in skillet; add onions,garlic, celery peppers and carrots.
- Saute on high until transparent.
- Transfer to slow cooker.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Stir to blend together.
- Cook on low for 9 hours or on high for 6 hours.
- About an hour before serving time, check and thin with water if necessary.
- I love a thick sauce.
- Set the Slow cooker on Low and let is cook overnight.
- Tip: Use your processor on the pulse mode to chop your vegetables.
- I always try to make it in the summer and add my fresh herbs by the handfull.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!