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Slow Simmered Spaghetti and Meatballs (Crock Pot)
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- Ready In:
- 7hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 (26 ounce) jar of red spaghetti sauce
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 large onion, for 1 c chopped
- 1 tablespoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 24 frozen meatballs, approx 3/4 pound
- 12 ounces spaghetti
- parmesan cheese (optional)
- olive oil (optional)
directions
- Pour spaghetti sauce and tomatoes with juice into a slow cooker.
- Add chopped onion, garlic, and Italian seasonings; mix well.
- Add still-frozen meatballs; stirring to mix well. Make sure meatballs are covered with sauce.
- Cover the slow cooker, turn to LOW heat; cook 7-8 hours.
- Just before serving, cook spaghetti according to package directions. (This can be done ahead of time, noodles drained and tossed w/ olive oil, and refrigerated. Reheat noodles in the microwave before serving.).
- Serve sauce and meatballs over spaghetti. Pass Parmesan cheese at the table.
- NOTE: Any style tomato-based (marinara style) spaghetti sauce can be used. The jar sizes may vary from brand to brand but this is okay.
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Reviews
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I loved how easy this was to throw together in the morning and come home to a house that smelled SO good! I did make just a couple of changes for my family's tastes. Instead of diced tomatoes I used a second can of Hunt's Traditional Spaghetti sauce and used onion powder instead of onion. We like our sauce a bit sweeter so I added 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. My almost 3-year old twin granddaughters ate adult portions of this meal and everyone loved it!
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I always made my red-sauce from scratch, but with 3 children now I find the time difficult to do so. This fits the bill and my family LOVES it! Just as good as the stuff I make from scratch, and that's coming from a red-sauce snob. I always add: 1.5tsp sugar, 1tsp basil, an additional 1tbs garlic and 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, along with salt needed. I buy Italian meatballs, and the flavors all melt together so nicely!
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I loved how easy this was to throw together in the morning and come home to a house that smelled SO good! I did make just a couple of changes for my family's tastes. Instead of diced tomatoes I used a second can of Hunt's Traditional Spaghetti sauce and used onion powder instead of onion. We like our sauce a bit sweeter so I added 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. My almost 3-year old twin granddaughters ate adult portions of this meal and everyone loved it!
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Impera_Magna
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