Dad's Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
This easy meat sauce comes together effortlessly in the slow cooker and simmered to perfection for a big batch of sauce!
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 3 lbs ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1-2 green bell pepper chopped (red works well too)
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes optional
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning or add basil, oregano, etc.
- 2 24 oz. Jars of your favorite sauce (& flavors of choice)
- 1 45 oz. Jar of your favorite sauce or a total of (4) 24 oz. jars
Instructions
- In a medium sauté pan cook ground beef and onions until meat is browned and onions are soft and fragrant.
- Drain the grease and add to the slow cooker.
- Add in the chopped green pepper, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and Italian Seasoning.
- Pour in the jars of sauce, give it a stir, and cover and cook on low for at least 4 hours.
Notes
**Notes: this makes a big batch of sauce. Freeze in containers or ziplock bags in portions for other dishes.
** I used random sauce jars that I has a total of 4 (24 oz. ) Jars works