Spaghetti Sauce with Italian Sausage

By luvmybuttonsnbows

PREP:
IS minutes
COOK:
Low 8 hours, High 4 hours
MAKES:
4 to 5 servings
SLOW COOKER:
3 1/2- to 4-quart

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1/4 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 16-ounce can tomatoes, cut up
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 4-ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper
• 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• Dash salt
• Hot cooked spaghetti

Preparation

Step 1

In a skillet cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender; drain off fat.
Meanwhile, in a 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker combine undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, green sweet pepper, tapioca, bay leaf, Italian seasoning, black pepper, and salt. Stir in meat mixture.
Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Discard bay leaf. Serve over hot cooked spaghetti.