Slow-Cooker Meaty Italian Spaghetti Sauce

  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 8 hr 15 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

  • 2 lb bulk Italian pork sausage or ground beef
  • 2 large onions, chopped (2 cups)
  • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (6 oz)
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 cans (15 oz each) tomato sauce
  • 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Steps

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    Spoon sausage mixture into cooker.
  • 3
    Stir in remaining ingredients.
  • 4
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.

  • Ladle this versatile sauce into refrigerator or freezer containers; cover and refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 4 months. To thaw frozen spaghetti sauce, place container in the refrigerator about 8 hours.
  • Serve with penne pasta, Caesar salad and Italian bread.
  • Stir about 1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley into the sauce during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
  • A great substitute for Italian sausage is ground beef. If you’re looking to cut calories, consider experimenting with ground turkey.
  • Going meat free? Try our Mushroom Bolognese. It’s packed with all the umami flavors you love about meat sauce, but without the meat!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
450mg
19%
Potassium
170mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
7g
2%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
4g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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