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Easy Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

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"After searching for a tomato sauce that didn't taste like it was only for spaghetti, I set out to make my own," writes David Shields from Barberton, Ohio. "The result was this thick versatile sauce featuring ground beef and lots of herbs. It's great on pizza, too."

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Easy Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield: 12-14 Servings

15 360 375

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
6 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
1 cup beef broth
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons minced fresh marjoram or 1 tablespoon dried marjoram
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano or 2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
Hot cooked spaghetti

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, brown sugar and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until bubbly. Discard bay leaf. Serve with spaghetti. Yield: 12-14 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 89 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 297 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce in Taste of Home February/March 2003, p55

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Reviewed on Aug. 01, 2010 by jodand

Not enough liquid to support that much tomato paste- the sauce set up like paste. The flavors were fine, but I did have to thin the sauce with with quite a bit more broth.

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2010 by jerseygirlnancy

I have been using this receipe since it appeared in Taste of Home in 2003. I'm always asked for the receipe as everyone loves it.

Reviewed on May. 13, 2010 by dshields1954

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Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2010 by mslatvia56

I have used this recipe many times when we have company!!! A BIG HIT!!! Any leftover sauce also freezes well! I add a pound of ground mild italian sausage as well...LOVE IT! Inese

Reviewed on Sep. 04, 2009 by boulle

Oh, yeah this is awesome! a nicely balanced sauce thick and tasty!

Reviewed on Mar. 08, 2009 by Ubalstecha

Yes, it can. I freeze it all the time and it defrosts well. I also use it as the sauce in my lasagna recipe, which really speeds things up.

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2009 by good2Go

Can this be frozen ? Laurie J. of Orangeville, UT