meat-lover's slow cooker spaghetti sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 1/4 pound bulk italian sausage
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 teaspoon dried italian herb seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can italian-style stewed tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs 20 mins

Ready Time: 8 hrs 40 mins


• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and italian sausage until the sausage is browned, about 10 minutes. transfer the sausage and onions to a slow cooker. in the same skillet, cook and stir the ground beef, italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and marjoram, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes. transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker.
• stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano, and 2 teaspoons of garlic powder. set the cooker on low, and cook the sauce for 8 hours. about 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar. serve hot.