Spaghetti Meat Sauce
6
15 minutes
6 hours
Slow Cookers
Ingredients
- ½ Tbsp. dried basil
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 1 (28oz.) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (14oz.) can diced tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- ½ Tbsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 (8oz) can tomato sauce
Directions
- Heat the oil in the cooking bowl on the BROWNING function. Set the timer for 12 minutes. Once oil is heated, about 1 minute, add the minced garlic. Sauté until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the onions to the cooking bowl with the garlic and continue to sauté until onions are tender-crisp, about 3-4 minutes. Add the ground beef, oregano, basil, salt and pepper, and continue to cook until the beef is browned, about 4-5 minutes.
- Pour the remaining ingredients into the cooking bowl with the sautéed garlic, onions and beef. Stir all ingredients together.
- Place the lid on the pressure cooker and lock into place. Press the SLOW COOK LOW button and set the timer for 6 hours. Note: You can also cook on SLOW COOK HIGH for 4 hours.
- When the timer goes off, stir and use sauce to top cooked pasta.