Easy Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
• 2 tablespoons of onion flakes
• 1 tsp of garlic seasoning (like powder or seasoning if you only have garlic salt then you will need to decrease or omit the kosher salt)
• 1 tsp of kosher salt
• 1 tsp of freshly grounded black pepper
• 1 large can of crushed tomatoes
• 1 large can of regular spaghetti sauce (I use ragu….costco baby)
• 1/4 cup of ketchup ( I use this to add some sweetness as well as the vinegar in the ketchup add a nice acidity and brightness to the sauce)
• 1 tbsp of dried oregano
• 1 tbsp of dried parsley flakes
• 1 tbsp of dried basil
• 3-4 bay leaves (if you have any not crucial but nice touch to the sauce)
• 1 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:

Pre heat  your crock pot to high and add the ground beef, onion flakes, garlic seasoning, kosher salt, and pepper.  Add a bit of water to the crock pot: small splash like 1/4 cup.  After a 1/2 hour your meat should be nearly cooked. This may very from crock pot to crock pot. Once the meat is brown use a fork and break up the ground beef till crumbly.

Now add  the rest of the ingredients, stir well, and turn your crock pot down to low.  Allow to simmer for 5-6 hours.

Serve over pasta and enjoy 🙂

 

Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

• Servings: 10
• Time: 5-6 hours
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
• 2 tablespoons of onion flakes
• 1 tsp of garlic seasoning (like powder or seasoning if you only have garlic salt then you will need to decrease or omit the kosher salt)
• 1 tsp of kosher salt
• 1 tsp of freshly grounded black pepper
• 1 large can of crushed tomatoes
• 1 large can of regular spaghetti sauce (I use ragu….costco baby)
• 1/4 cup of ketchup ( I use this to add some sweetness as well as the vinegar in the ketchup add a nice acidity and brightness to the sauce)
• 1 tbsp of dried oregano
• 1 tbsp of dried parsley flakes
• 1 tbsp of dried basil
• 3-4 bay leaves (if you have any not crucial but nice touch to the sauce)
• 1 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:

Pre heat  your crock pot to high and add the ground beef, onion flakes, garlic seasoning, kosher salt, and pepper.  Add a bit of water to the crock pot: small splash like 1/4 cup.  After a 1/2 hour your meat should be nearly cooked. This may very from crock pot to crock pot. Once the meat is brown use a fork and break up the ground beef till crumbly.

Now add  the rest of the ingredients, stir well, and turn your crock pot down to low.  Allow to simmer for 5-6 hours.

Serve and enjoy!