Savory Spaghtti Sauce In A Slow Cooker

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, with liquid
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sliced green olives
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• hot cooked spaghetti
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef and transfer to slow cooker.
• 2 stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, garlic, water, olives, mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, worcestershire, sugar, salt, oregano, basil and red pepper flakes.
• 3 place whole bay leaves down into sauce.
• 4 cover and cook on high 5 to 6 hours.
• 5 if sauce seems thin, blend cornstarch into cold water.
• 6 add cornstarch mixture to spaghetti sauce, cover and cook an additional 15 minutes.
• 7 remove bay leaves, and serve over hot cooked spaghetti or pasta of your choice.
• 8 pass the parmesan cheese.