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Slow-Cooker Chunky Pork and Mushroom Spaghetti Sauce

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 8 hr 35 min
  • Servings 8
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Flavorful pork ribs replace the usual ground beef or sausage in family-pleasing spaghetti.
Updated Dec 11, 2009
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb boneless pork country-style ribs
  • 1 cup frozen onions, celery, bell pepper and parsley seasoning blend (from 12-oz bag), thawed
  • 1 can (29 oz) tomato puree
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (3 cups)
  • 1 package (16 oz) spaghetti
  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • Grated Parmesan cheese, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except mushrooms, spaghetti and oil.
  • 2
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
  • 3
    Using 2 forks, break pork into bite-size pieces in cooker. Stir in mushrooms. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package.
  • 4
    Stir oil into sauce. Serve over hot spaghetti. Sprinkle with cheese.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    The frozen seasoning blend is found near the bags of chopped onion in the frozen vegetable section.
  • tip 2
    Stirring olive oil into the spaghetti sauce at the end of the cooking time smoothes out the sharp flavor of the tomato.

Nutrition

480 Calories, 13g Total Fat, 28g Protein, 62g Total Carbohydrate, 12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
480
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
17%
Sodium
890mg
37%
Potassium
830mg
24%
Total Carbohydrate
62g
21%
Dietary Fiber
6g
24%
Sugars
12g
Protein
28g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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