Meat-Lover's Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

This crockpot spaghetti sauce is deliciously chunky and meaty. It's a cinch to make in your slow cooker — the longer it cooks, the better it tastes!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 8 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 264 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
• 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
• 0.5 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 0.25 teaspoon dried basil
• 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 0.25 pound bulk Italian sausage

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add Italian sausage and onion; cook and stir until sausage is browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer sausage and onions to a slow cooker.

Step 2

Add ground beef to the same skillet over medium heat; season with Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and marjoram. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Transfer ground beef into the slow cooker.

Step 3

Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, oregano, thyme, and basil. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours. Stir in sugar 15 minutes before serving.