Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce

By srumbel

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground Italian sausage
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 Tb garlic, minced
• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian stewed tomatoes
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 3 Tb tomato paste
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tb brown sugar
• 1 Tb beef bullion granules
• pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp fennel (optional)

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 250mins
Adapted from jamiecooksitup.net

Preparation

Step 1

1. Into a deep wide skillet place 1 pound Italian sausage, 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped pepper and 1 Tb minced garlic. Brown over medium high heat until the sausage is no longer pink and the onions are translucent. Drain grease from the pan.

2. Into a 4-5 quart crock pot place 3 (14.5 ounce) cans of Italian stewed tomatoes, 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce and 3 Tb tomato paste.

3. Grab an immersion blender and blend until smooth. (No immersion blender? Just use a regular blender and then pour the sauce into your crock pot).

4. To the crock pot add 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 tsp oregano, 1/8 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 Tb brown sugar, 1 Tb beef bullion granules, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Tip When adding dry herbs to a recipe, try rubbing them between your fingers a bit as you put them in. This will release a ton of flavor.

5. Add 1 tsp fennel. This is an optional ingredient, however the flavor is fabulous. Highly recommended. :)

6. Give everything a nice stir to combine.

7. Add the sausage/veggie mixture and stir.

8. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours or on high for 4 hours.

9. Serve over your favorite pasta! Enjoy!