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Catenzaro Family’s Spaghetti Sauce


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  • Author: Gina and Anthony Catenzaro
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x

Description

A simple slow cooker spaghetti sauce with Italian sausage. 


Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 (19 oz) package Italian sausage links
  • 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
  • 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water or broth
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes

Instructions

  1. Heat a pan over medium high heat (or if you have a saute setting on your slow cooker use that). Add in the oil and swirl around. Add in the sausage and and brown for a couple minutes on both sides. Add to the slow cooker.
  2. Add in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, water and diced tomatoes. Stir. 
  3. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. 
  4. Use tongs to place the sausage links on a cutting board. Slice into 1 inch slices and stir them into the sauce. 
  5. Serve on top of cooked spaghetti or stir some cooked spaghetti into the sauce. Top with a bit of parmesan cheese.

Notes

Serve with hot cooked spaghetti (enough sauce for 1 pound of spaghetti).

Choose a high-quality sausage. It’s the key to the sauce’s flavor, so don’t skimp here.

You can also make this in a dutch oven. Cook in the oven at 190° F for 4-5 hours.

  • Category: Sausage
  • Method: Slow Cooker