Easy Slow Cooked Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

MEAT-LOVER'S SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and Italian sausage until the sausage is browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the sausage and onions to a slow cooker. In the same skillet, cook and stir the ground beef, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and marjoram, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano, and 2 teaspoons of garlic powder. Set the cooker on Low, and cook the sauce for 8 hours. About 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar. Serve hot.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE FROM THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Stir beef, diced tomatoes, onion, tomato paste, sugar, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, oregano, anise seed, and bay leaf together in a slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE II

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Stir in onion and garlic; cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• In a slow cooker combine ground beef mixture, tomato puree, tomato paste, sugar, Italian seasoning and salt. Cook on low for 4 hours.

SLOW-COOKER BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the bacon and mince in batches until browned. Add to your slow cooker.
• Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato purée, herbs, wine (if using), vinegar, sugar and seasoning to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 6-8 hours, then uncover, turn to High and cook for another hour until thick and saucy.
• Serve with cooked spaghetti and grated or shaved parmesan. To cook this entire recipe on the hob, check out our big-batch Bolognese recipe.

SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium pan, brown ground beef until no pink remains. Add onion and red pepper cook 3-5 more minutes until veggies soften.
• Stir in garlic, oregano, basil, parsley, bay leaf, salt, red pepper flakes and black pepper, Cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, and sugar. Pour into 4-6 quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours (stirring once half way through if possible).
• Stir, remove bay leaf and serve with parmesan cheese if desired.

SLOW-COOKED SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Add the next 10 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until heated through. Discard bay leaf. Serve with spaghetti.

EASY-DOES-IT SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the beef, tomato juice, tomato sauce, mushrooms and seasonings. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours. , Stir in spaghetti. Cover and cook 1 hour longer or until spaghetti is tender.

EASY SLOW-COOKED SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, brown sugar and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until bubbly. Discard bay leaf. Serve with spaghetti.

SLOW-COOKER MEATY ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage, onions, mushrooms and garlic over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• Spoon sausage mixture into cooker.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.

SLOW-COOKER SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix bread crumbs, cheese, pepper and salt; stir in eggs. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. In a large skillet, brown meatballs in batches over medium heat; drain., Place the first 5 sauce ingredients in a 6-qt. slow cooker; stir in garlic and seasonings. Add meatballs, stirring gently to coat. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours, until meatballs are cooked through., Remove bay leaves. Serve with spaghetti.

EASY SLOW COOKED BEEF SHORT RIBS PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• If cooking in a slow cooker, in a heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and brown the ribs well on all sides.
• Place the ribs in your slow cooker, and add the onions and carrots to the skillet and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until they take on color.
• Add the garlic, and cook until fragrant.
• Add the red wine to the skillet, and stir well, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Pour the wine and carrots over the ribs, then also add the tomatoes, paste, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Turn your slow cooker on low for 6 hours. (If the sauce begins to thicken too much, add a cup of water)
• After 6 hours, use a fork to pull the meat off the bones of the ribs, break the meat up into small pieces, and discard the bones.
• If cooking on the stovetop, use a Dutch oven instead of the skillet.
• Brown the ribs, set aside and brown the vegetables.
• Return the ribs to the pot, add the other ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 3 to 4 hours or until the meat begins to fall off the bones.
• Remove the meat from the bones and stir into the sauce.
• Cook the pasta until it is "al dente", then drain.
• Add a scoop of sauce to the pasta and mix.
• Serve the pasta in individual bowls topped with additional sauce and a sprinkling of chopped parsley.
• Pass the cheese around the table.

SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE I

Steps:

• In a large slow cooker combine tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, onion, rosemary, oregano, thyme, parsley, bay leaf and red pepper. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours, stir frequently.