Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (prepared with lean ground beef and Italian turkey sausage; calculated without spaghetti)
  • Calories:
  • 231
  • Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 45 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 1188 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 22 g
  • Fiber:
  • 3 g
  • Protein:
  • 17 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 2 starch, 2 meat, 1 vegetable.

Meaty Spaghetti Sauce

"My family always enjoyed my homemade spaghetti sauce, but it's so time-consuming to make on the stovetop," remarks Arlene Sommers of Redmond, Washington. "My busy grown daughter adapted my recipe to take advantage of her slow cooker. The flavorful sauce still receives compliments."

SERVINGS

12

CATEGORY

Main Dish

METHOD

Slow Cooker

PREP

15 min.

COOK

480 min.

TOTAL

495 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 medium green pepper, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 8 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) Italian diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
  • 2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 2 teaspoons dried marjoram
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • Hot cooked spaghetti

DIRECTIONS

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and sausage until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in green pepper, onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, paste, sugar and seasonings; mix well. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until bubbly. Serve over spaghetti. Yield: 12 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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