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Slow-Cooker Barbecue Sauce

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 13, 2009
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Whip up your very own homemade barbecue sauce in your slow cooker. Can you believe it only takes 15 minutes prep time?

Slow-Cooker Barbecue Sauce

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 6 hr 15 min
  • Servings 68
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups ketchup
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon celery salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground mustard
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place all ingredients in cooker.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
  • Step 
    3
    With wire whisk, vigorously beat sauce before serving. Sauce will hold on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally. Store covered in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition

90 Calories
0g Total Fat
1g Protein
21g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2 Tablespoons
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
0%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
910mg
38%
Potassium
340mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
21g
7%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
18g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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