Name: slow cooker Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients: 4 tbsp. cooking oil; 1 sm. onion, finely chopped; 1 (15 1/2 oz.) can tomato sauce; 1 1/2 c. water; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper, optional; 1 lb. ground beef; 29 ounce can tomato puree; 6 ounce can tomato paste; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 2 lbs. sausage (Italian links or country style)

slow cooker Spaghetti Sauce

Cooking MethodSlow Cooker

Ingredients

4 tbsp. cooking oil
1 sm. onion, finely chopped
1 (15 1/2 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 c. water
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper, optional
1 lb. ground beef
29 ounces can tomato puree
6 ounces can tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon oregano
2 lbs. sausage (Italian links or country style)

Instructions

Brown ground beef in 2 tablespoon hot oil in frying pan. When almost browned, add onion and continue browning until onion is tender. Pour meat and onion into 3 1/2 quart slow cooker. Add puree, sauce, paste, water, salt, pepper and oregano and set dial on low setting. Cut 2 lbs. sausage into pieces and brown in remaining 2 tablespoons oil. When brown, place sausages in sauce in slow cooker. Continue cooking for 12 hours. (If you like your sauce sweeter, you could add 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar to this.)