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Brenda Thompson

Homemade Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

Save time and money by making Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce – a favorite of ours for over a decade! With only a dozen ingredients, it's so easy and full of dried herbs and spices with ground turkey sausage plus it's freezer friendly too.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Pasta, Sauces
Cuisine: American
Calories: 164
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Italian turkey sausage browned & drained
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 28 ounces canned petite diced tomatoes
  • 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
  • 24 ounces canned tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Italian herb blend You can find this in the spice aisle of the grocery store
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 teaspoons dried oregano
  • ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 cups water

Method
 

  1. In large skillet brown the ground turkey sausage until no longer pink. Drain off grease and add to a 6-quart slow cooker.
  2. Add remaining ingredients - onion, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, Italian herb blend, salt, basil, oregano and garlic salt. Stir to combine.
  3. Add water and stir again until well mixed. Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
  4. When done, serve over pasta or portion out into freezer safe containers.
  5. If freezing, label and date your containers and freeze for up to 3 months.

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