Meaty Spaghetti Sauce
Recipe for thick & meaty Italian spaghetti sauce using two types of meat & lots of vegetables. One batch makes 5-quarts & the slow cooker does all the work!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 hours
- Total Time: 10 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 5 quarts 1x
- Category: Main meals
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 lb ground spicy pork sausage
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 1/2 cup par-cooked or cooked black beans (approx 1 can)
- 2 bell peppers (any color)
- 10 cloves garlic, halved
- 2 large carrots, cut into large chunks
- 2 stalks celery, each cut into large chunks
- 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
- 1/2 Tbsp salt
- 1/2 Tbsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1 Tbsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp dried basil
- 1 Tbsp dried parsley
- 1/2 Tbsp dried sage
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 90 ounces of tomato sauce (I buy a large #10 can of tomato sauce from Costco (106oz) and usually end up with about 16 ounces leftover)
Instructions
- Place everything except tomato sauce in a slow cooker.
- Fill the slow-cooker with tomato sauce and shake gently to move sauce down and into air pockets created by vegetables. Top the slow cooker with remaining sauce.
- Cook on the lowest setting for 8 hours. Using an immersion blender,puree everything until smooth.
- Taste for seasonings and add as necessary. Be careful – sauce will be hot!
- Continue cooking on low for another 2-4 hours. Sauce tastes better the longer the flavors meld.
- Serve with your favorite pasta.
Notes
** This recipe is designed to be made in a 6 quart slow cooker. Adjust measurements as needed if your slow cooker is a different size.
