Slow-Simmering Pasta Sauce
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 6 hours
YIELD: 6 servings.
Spaghetti with sauce is my kids' favorite dinner, so through trial and error, I came up with my own recipe. This is the winning result. I love that it's made in a slow cooker.—Samantha Vicars, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1 pound bulk Italian sausage
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1 medium onion, chopped
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3 garlic cloves, minced
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2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
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1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
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1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
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2 bay leaves
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2 teaspoons dried oregano
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2 teaspoons dried basil
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
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1/4 cup minced fresh basil, divided
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Hot cooked pasta
Directions
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1.
In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat for 7-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker.
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2.
Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, bay leaves, oregano, dried basil, salt and thyme. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
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3.
Discard bay leaves; stir in half of the fresh basil. Serve with pasta. Top with remaining basil.
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