Muir Glen® tomato paste provides a simple addition to this Bolognese that’s made using sausage and ground beef. Serve this slow cooked Italian sauce over pasta for dinner.
Slow-Cooker Bolognese
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 8 hr 25 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 2 large onions, chopped (2 cups)
- 2 carrots, finely chopped (1 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained
- 1 can (6 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 16 oz uncooked spaghetti
- 3/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese (3 oz)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage, beef, onions, carrots and garlic over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage and beef are thoroughly cooked; drain.
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Step2In slow cooker, stir together meat mixture, tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, salt, pepper and pepper flakes.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 hours.
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Step4About 15 minutes before serving, cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package. Serve meat mixture over spaghetti. Sprinkle individual servings with cheese and basil.
Nutrition
460
Calories
16g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 460
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 990mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 0%
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable;Carbohydrate Choice
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