Slow Cooker Chunky Meat Lovers Spaghetti Sauce Food

MEAT-LOVER'S SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and sausage, until sausage is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the sausage and onions to a slow cooker.
• In the same skillet, cook and stir the ground beef, Italian seasoning, 1 t of garlic powder, and marjoram, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano and 2 t garlic powder.
• Cook on low for about 8 hours.
• About 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar.
• Serve hot over pasta.

MEAT-LOVER'S SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and Italian sausage until the sausage is browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the sausage and onions to a slow cooker. In the same skillet, cook and stir the ground beef, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and marjoram, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano, and 2 teaspoons of garlic powder. Set the cooker on Low, and cook the sauce for 8 hours. About 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar. Serve hot.

MEAT LOVER'S CHUNKY MUSHROOM PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven cook the ground beef and sausage meat until no longer pink; drain fat and remove to a bowl.
• In the same Dutch oven heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add in onion, bell pepper, small whole mushrooms, chili flakes and dried basil; cook stirring for about 7-10 minutes or until well softened.
• Add the beef mixture back to the pot then add in the pasta sauce; bring to a simmer over medium heat stirring.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for about 30-35 minutes, seasoning with salt and black pepper about halfway through simmering.

SLOW-COOKER MEATY ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage, onions, mushrooms and garlic over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• Spoon sausage mixture into cooker.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.