Thursday, December 1, 2011

Slow Cooker Thursday

Last night I did alittle prep for my supper tonight.  On cold snowy day, with a fire in the fireplace, a big plate of spaghetti hit the spot.  This spaghetti sauce was prepared in the slower cooker all day while I went to work.  It was so nice to get home make some pasta and the sauce was already done. 

Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

1 lb ground beef
4 cans (14 1/2 oz) dice tomatoes (undrained)
6 cans (6oz) tomato paste
1 cup beef broth
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp dried marjoram
2 tbsp garlic powder
2 tsp dried basil
2 tsp dried orgeno
2 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp salt
1 bay leaf
Hot cooked spaghetti pasta

1.  In a large skillet, cook beef until no longer pink, drain.
2.  Place in a 5 qt slow cooker.  Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, broth, brown sugar, and seasonings.  Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hrs or until bibbly.  Discard bay leaf.
3.  Serve over hot pasta.

I also served it with hot garlic bread to dip in the extra sauce on my plate.  Next time I might add a bell pepper and mushrooms to enhance the flavor.  It's just a suggestion you may want to try.

I hope you enjoy.

Kelly

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