Gary's Spaghetti Sauce
Easy
Cheap
This spaghetti sauce requires a Crock Pot. It was introduced at a club "Bingo Night" dinner in 2008. By popular demand, it has been served and many club events ever since. Always a hit!
Prep
Cook
Ingredients
For
1
Batch(es)
Sauce Ingredients
| 1 Pound Lean ground beef |
| 1/2 Pound Italian sausage, remove from casings |
| 1 Cup Onion - chopped (about 1 large onion) |
| 2 Cloves Garlic - minced |
| 29 Oz Canned Tomatoes - diced or broken up |
| 16 Oz Tomato sauce |
| 8 Oz Canned sliced mushrooms, drained |
| 1 Cup Green bell pepper - chopped |
| 4 Tbs Tapioca, quick-cooking |
| 2 Whole Bay Leaves |
| 1 Tsp Dried leaf basil, crumbled |
| 1 Tsp Dried leaf oregano, crushed |
| 1/4 Tsp Ppper |
| Salt to taste |
Gary's Spaghetti Sauce Directions
- In a heavy skillet over medium-low heat, cook ground beef, sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain off excess fat.
- Meanwhile in a Crock Pot, combine undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, green pepper, tapioca, bay leaves, oregano, basil, pepper, and salt. Stir in browned drained meat mixture.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 10 hours, or on HIGH heat setting for 5 hours (Slow setting is best; A High setting requires stirring every hour our so.)
- Remove bay leaves.
- Serve sauce over hot spaghetti with ground Parmesan cheese.
Recipe notes
Submitted by Chef Gary M