Italian Spaghetti Sauce

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Here's a great recipe from my sister-in-law. She makes it for us everytime we go up to visit. It is so great to come in from a full day of sight-seeing to a house that smells so good! Now when I make it I freeze the extra for easy leftovers.

by Momma Jenny·published 2005-10-25

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Servings

(8–10)

Total time

8h 20m

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

474 kcal

Ingredients (12)

serves

2 lbs sausage or 2 lbs ground beefsausage
3 medium onions, chopped (about 2 1/4 cups)onion
2 cups sliced mushroomsmushroom
6 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrainedtomato
1 (29 ounce) can tomato saucetomato-sauce
1 (12 ounce) can tomato pastetomato-paste
2 tablespoons dried basilbasil
1 tablespoon dried oreganooregano
1 tablespoon sugarsugar
1 teaspoon saltsalt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakesred-pepper-flakes

Instructions (3 steps)

01Cook sausage, onions, mushrooms, and garlic in skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes. Drain. Transfer to slow cooker.
02Stir in remaining ingredients.
03Cover. Cook on Low 8-9 hours.

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