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Slow-Cooked Italian Sausage Pasta Sauce with Spaghetti

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Updated May 7, 2010
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Set the slow cooker to simmer all day, and you can come home to a spicy-sweet tomato sauce to ladle over noodles.

Slow-Cooked Italian Sausage Pasta Sauce with Spaghetti

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 6 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 11
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

  • 6 Italian sausage links (about 1 1/2 lb), cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cup finely chopped onions (2 medium)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 cans (8 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato sauce
  • 2 cans (6 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato paste
  • 24 oz uncooked spaghetti

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients except spaghetti.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
  • Step 
    3
    About 30 minutes before serving, cook spaghetti as directed on package. Drain. If desired, skim and discard fat from sauce. Serve sauce over spaghetti.

Nutrition

420 Calories
12g Total Fat
18g Protein
60g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
420
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
1020mg
43%
Total Carbohydrate
60g
20%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
10g
Protein
18g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
30%
30%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Vegetable; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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