Classic Marinara Sauce in Slow Cooker

1/2 lb ground beef
1/4 lb Italian sausage
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 16oz can chopped tomatoes
1 16oz can tomato sauce
10 button mushrooms, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp basil
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
hot, cooked spaghetti

1. In a skillet, cook the ground beef, sausage, onion and garlic until the meat is brown and onion is tender; drain off the fat.
2. In a slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, green pepper, bay leaf, oregano, basil, pepper and salt. Stir in the meat mixture. Cover; cook on Low for 10-12 hours or High for 5-6 hours. Remove bay leaf and serve over spaghetti.

Source: CrockPot Cook Book

Try #1 - September 12, 2011
This was great! I used ground turkey and no mushrooms (forgot to buy them). I've been looking for a go-to pasta sauce recipe, and I think this will be it. Next time I may double or triple the recipe and leave out the meat and then freeze some jars of sauce.