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Spaghetti Sauce

A traditional tomato sauce with ground beef.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword pasta, spaghetti, tomato sauce
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 28 oz can diced stewed tomatoes
  • 1 26 oz can tomato sauce
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 stalks celery finely chopped
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp basil
  • 1 red pepper finely chopped
  • 1 green pepper finely chopped
  • 2 cooking onions finely chopped
  • 1½ cups sliced mushrooms
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 2 tbsp parmigiano reggiano grated

Instructions

  • Set your slow cooker to medium heat. Add stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
  • In a separate pan, cook and drain the ground beef. Add to the slow cooker.
  • In the beef pan, heat 2 tsp vegetable oil, cook basil and oregano. Add celery and garlic. Cook until softened and add to the slow cooker and combine well.  
  • Add 1 tsp vegetable oil to the pan and cook the red and green peppers until beginning to soften, add to the slow cooker and combine well. 
  • Add 1 tsp vegetable oil to the pan, cook the onions until soft and add to the slow cooker, combine well.
  • Melt butter in the pan, add sliced mushrooms and cook until browned. Chop and add to the slow cooker.
  • Grate parmigiana and add to the pot, taste and adjust seasoning. Simmer for 2 hours or more. 
    Serve on hot spaghetti noodles.