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I wanted to share my Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce From Scratch recipe. I love to cook from scratch when I can. Especially now that we have gone completely sugar/fructose free, it makes it easier if wecook from scratch. Just know that nothing I have used including the spices have any added sugar or fructose.
I know a lot of people like to use sauces that you can buy in the store and yes they are convenient, but they are too sweet for me and I like it chunky with veggies, so here’s my recipe.
Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce From Scratch
Ingredients Needed:
1 can Diced, Roasted, or Whole Stewed Tomatoes 2 can tomato paste PLUS 2 cans warm water
2 cans tomato sauce
2 lbs Ground Hamburger Meat or Ground Turkey
2 Bell Peppers chopped
2 Medium Onions chopped
3 Celery Stalks chopped
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
2 tbsp. Garlic
Oregano
Salt
Pepper
Italian Seasonings
Garlic Salt
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
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Instructions:
- I always start with tomato paste, tomato sauce and either diced, roasted or whole stewed tomatoes. If I use whole stewed tomatoes I will put them in the Slow Cooker first and let them cook down a little before adding the other sauces and pastes.
- Once the tomatoes have cooked down (or, if I used diced or roasted tomatoes, I just add them all at once), add the tomato sauces, tomato pastes, and the water and stir. Cook on high while you are preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- Then I chop up all of the veggies and sauté them in olive oil on medium heat until the onions begin to look transparent, but not brown.
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- I add all of the veggies to the sauce in the slow cooker and then I brown the meat. Once the meat is nice and brown, I drain it and add it to the sauce, and then I add my spices.
- Then I let it cook covered for about 4-5 hours or less depending on the time I have. I serve it either over regular pasta or over zucchini pasta.
- I love my zucchini pasta maker – it makes it quick and easy and much healthier and low carb! I normally microwave them for about a minute after I cut them just to make them soft.
Yield: 6
Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce Recipe From Scratch
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
If you're looking for a simple yet delicious slow cooker spaghetti sauce, pasta sauce, low carb sauce, you found it!
Ingredients
- 1 can Diced, Roasted, or Whole Stewed Tomatoes 2 can tomato paste PLUS 2 cans warm water
- 2 cans tomato sauce
- 2 lbs Ground Hamburger Meat or Ground Turkey
- 2 Bell Peppers chopped
- 2 Medium Onions chopped
- 3 Celery Stalks chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
- 2 tbsp. Garlic
- Oregano
- Salt
- Pepper
- Italian Seasonings
- Garlic Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
Instructions
- I always start with tomato paste, tomato sauce, and either diced, roasted, or whole-stewed tomatoes. If I use whole stewed tomatoes, I will first put them in the Slow Cooker and let them cook down a little before adding the other sauces and pastes.
- Once the tomatoes have cooked down (or if I used diced or roasted tomatoes, I add them all at once), add the tomato sauces, tomato pastes, and water and stir. Cook on high while you are preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- Then I chop up all of the veggies and sauté them in olive oil on medium heat until the onions begin to look transparent but not brown.
- I add all the veggies to the sauce in the slow cooker and then brown the meat. Once the meat is nice and brown, I drain it and add it to the sauce, and then I add my spices.
- Then I let it cook covered for about 4-5 hours or less, depending on the time I have. I serve it either over regular pasta or over zucchini pasta.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1
Amount Per ServingCalories 630Total Fat 32gSaturated Fat 12gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 16gCholesterol 167mgSodium 1253mgCarbohydrates 32gFiber 7gSugar 17gProtein 56g
This calculation is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a doctor or dietitian. This calculator is a guide, but makes no guarantee of being exact or fully accurate.