Stephanie's Freezer Spaghetti Sauce

A great, go-to freezer tomato sauce. It took all summer to grow your tomatoes, now use a slow cooker to stock your freezer with a tasty tomato sauce.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 66 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons salt
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 4 onions, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 16 cups chopped tomatoes
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 0.75 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup chopped parsley

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sauté together onion, garlic, green pepper, and oil in a slow cooker. Cook until onion is transparent.

Step 2

Add tomatoes, sugar, parsley, oregano, basil, salt, and black pepper. Cook on Low for 2 to 3 hours. Stir frequently.

Step 3

Let sauce cool. Pour sauce into quart-size freezer containers. Store in freezer.

Step 4

Defrost the sauce in the refrigerator overnight or in the microwave. Transfer sauce to a saucepan over medium heat and stir in one 6-ounce can tomato paste per quart. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until heated through.