Slow Cooker Spinach Marinara Sauce

By bvyce

Veggie packed pasta sauce prepared in the slow cooker! This is a very sweet and spicy tomato sauce, so adjust the seasonings (salt, pepper and garlic) to suit your taste.

Prep time: Approx. 156 minutes.
Cook time: approx 5 hours
Ready in approx. 5 hours & 15 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup grated carrot
• 1 (10 ounce) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 2-3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (28 ounce) can peeled and crushed tomatoes, with liquid.

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine olive oil, onion, garlic, carrot, spinach, tomato paste, mushrooms, salt, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, bay leaves and tomatoes.

2. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Stir, reduce heat to low and cook for 1-2 hours more.