Name: Thick & Meaty Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 35 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 lb ground bulk Italian sausage; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; 8 cloves garlic, minced; 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained; 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons Italian spices; 1 tablespoon dried basil; 2 teaspoons dried marjoram; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper

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Thick & Meaty Spaghetti Sauce created by kiwidutch

As everyone knows by now, most of my recipes come from a "Taste of Home" recipe magazine. This is by far our favorite spaghetti sauce. It is so thick and meaty that sometimes my boys just pour it over a piece of garlic bread and eat it like that!

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ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground bulk Italian sausage
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
8 cloves garlic, minced
3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
2 tablespoons Italian spices
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 teaspoons dried marjoram
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper

directions

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and sausage until no longer pink; drain.
Transfer to a 5 quart slow cooker.
Stir in green pepper, onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar and seasonings; mix well.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until bubbly.
Serve over spaghetti.

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question by janice o.

3/25/2018

What kind of spaghetti is in the picture

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review by Southern Transplant

12/12/2007

Good spaghetti sauce--definitely thick and meaty! I made it exactly as the recipe directed. As a personal preference, I think I would leave out the marjoram next time. Thanks, tree luee dee!

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4/16/2007

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review by kiwidutch

4/16/2007

Wonderful ! This was easy to put together in the crockpot and I put mine on for 8 hours, delish ! I cut the recipe down and still used 2 cans of tomatoes because my mix looked too thick, I forgot that the crockpot doesn't loose much liquid, so mine turned out a bit too sloppy, *not* the fault of the recipe, and since DH served this over spagetti, it was perfect and he really enjoyed it. I used red peppers instead of green (simply becuase we like the red ones better) and the only question I would have is... once the sausages have been browned do you put them whole into the crockpot or slice them up? I kept mine whole. Please see my rating system: 5 stars for great taste, easy to make, and DH loved it! Thanks! Edited to add that I am unused to the word "ground" so missed that part with the sausages... now that I know that I need minced sausages I will adjust next time and re-photograph. Thanks for the info. to clarify, tree luee dee ! Update: I made this again, and used minced sausage meat this time, and the green peppers, but still only 2 cans of tomatoes, as it didn't seem to need more. A thick great tasting spagetti sauce, Thanks!

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tweak by kiwidutch

4/16/2007

Wonderful ! This was easy to put together in the crockpot and I put mine on for 8 hours, delish ! I cut the recipe down and still used 2 cans of tomatoes because my mix looked too thick, I forgot that the crockpot doesn't loose much liquid, so mine turned out a bit too sloppy, *not* the fault of the recipe, and since DH served this over spagetti, it was perfect and he really enjoyed it. I used red peppers instead of green (simply becuase we like the red ones better) and the only question I would have is... once the sausages have been browned do you put them whole into the crockpot or slice them up? I kept mine whole. Please see my rating system: 5 stars for great taste, easy to make, and DH loved it! Thanks! Edited to add that I am unused to the word "ground" so missed that part with the sausages... now that I know that I need minced sausages I will adjust next time and re-photograph. Thanks for the info. to clarify, tree luee dee ! Update: I made this again, and used minced sausage meat this time, and the green peppers, but still only 2 cans of tomatoes, as it didn't seem to need more. A thick great tasting spagetti sauce, Thanks!

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