I use my slow cooker year round but especially love it in the summer when I can prepare easy meals and keep my house cool as well! One recipe that’s loved year-round here is my slow cooker spaghetti sauce. I just made a double-batch this week and brought it (along with a garlic loaf) over to a friend’s house who had just been blessed with twin baby boys! It was a hit there too – and that’s one of the best things about it, if you make a huge batch there’s plenty to share and freeze for later too.
The recipe below is for a single batch – what you see above is a double batch in a 5qt slow cooker. I need a bigger slow cooker for my big cooking days!
From Scratch: Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
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Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 1lb hamburger
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced onion
- ½ cup diced green pepper
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms or 1 can sliced mushrooms
- 2 16oz cans of stewed tomatoes
- 1 5.5 oz can of tomato paste
- 1 13oz can tomato sauce
- 3 TBSP Club House (or whatever brand you like) Greek Seasoning
Instructions
- Brown and drain hamburger.
- Place hamburger in the slow cooker, stir in the stewed tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato sauce.
- Add in the remaining ingredients.
- Cover and cook on low all day or even just a few hours - the longer the better!
- This recipe doubles well and freezes well too! Don't be concerned about the exact sizes of cans of sauce/tomatoes, I always use what size I happen to have on hand!
I use my slow cooking any time of the year. It’s so convenient. Looks really good!
Thanks Helene! I am going to have to try some of your slow cooker recipes, I’m guessing they’re fantastic!
as a vegetarian I would have to leave out the hamburger
oh yummy!! I have a slow cooker,but not good with it yet!
Yumm! I’ve never thought of making a sauce like this in the slow cooker but it would be perfect for it! Thanks for the recipe!
OMG this looks absolutely YUMMMMMY!!!! GRRR i need a slow cooker
Great share thanks. Cooking onions? Or could you use sweet or spanish?
Just regular yellow onions Chris!
I would never have thought of using my slow cooker for this, but it would be ideal as spaghetti sauce is a dish that likes to be simmered for a long time.
Looks delicious! I will have to give this recipe a try.
This sauce looks so good. We make our own sauce too and this recipe makes me want to try it this weekend. I have never used my slow cooker fo spaghetti sauce but its a great idea.
I tried this but left out the mushrooms (kids are not fans). Tasted pretty good. I think next time I’ll food process the mushrooms til they are unrecognizable and throw them in there too. Bet no one would notice!
My kids are weird about mushrooms but I love them – so mom wins. 😉
One day i’ll get a slow cooker! I agree with mousecat – the amount of veggies I pureed and put into our sauces when the kids didn’t eat certain things was amazing.
yum – a great dinner to come home to!
I make my keep my sauce warm in the slow cooker too when doing spaghetti that way you arent tied down to the stove. looks delish
I really love my slow cooker in the summer! This looks delicious! Have your ever frozen it? Does it freeze well. The summer is a good time for me to try and do that! Thanks for sharing!
Yes! This recipe freezes really well! I always simmer the sauce after it thaws (instead of microwaving it) and that way it eliminates any excess water gained while freezing (which doesn’t seem to amount to much anyway).
This sounds delicious. I love the addition of the Greek seasoning – sounds intriguing.
Pasta sauces are one of my favourite things to make in my slow cooker…you are so right…great to freeze and have on hand! I love the look of your recipe…will have to try it, thanks!!
This is a time saver in the slow cooker. Excuse the pun, but it’s true.
Thanks, I am looking for good cool weather recipes.
SO EASY!!! And yummy. I LOVE using the slow cooker, and its perfect for hot days!!
love using my slow cooker in the summer real food without the heat
My slow cooker is gathering dust in the storage room. I need to bring it out and try this recipe, looks and sounds yummy. I assume you season to taste? – I didn’t see salt or pepper in the ingredients.
That looks absolutely delicious! Slow cooker is definitely the way to go. Stews are my favorite comfort food
I’ll have to try this- sounds so yummy
This looks so good!
I love your slow cooker recipes and this sounds so flavourful! I’m surprised you didn’t sneak beer into here! 😉
Sounds delicious. I love homemade spaghetti sauce.
I have to try this. I love using my slow cooker but have never made a sauce in it yet.
sounds delicious. i love using my crockpot. ive made a few spaghetti sauces in it and they turned out amazing.
It’s so nice to find a spaghetti sauce that can be made in a slow cooker to take the work out of it.I love having spaghetti night and this looks simply delicious.Thanks for posting it.
I liked your From Scratch: Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce post.
I am going to have to try this recipe.
Thank you for sharing.
Definitely going to have to try this recipe and start using my slow cker for more than just the dogs meals!
I love meals that I can just throw into the slow cooker and forget about!
Looks delish!
I need to make up some spaghetti sauce this weekend, so I am thinking this recipe in the slow cooker would make easy work of it! Thanks for the recipe!
I love a good spaghetti sauce and this sounds delicious.
I will have to give this recipe a try.
This looks delicious. My husband would love this recipe
Oh I am going to do this from now on!! I always just stew my spaghetti sauce in a fry pan for like 2 hours.. crock pot way easier!
this is just the sort of think I’d like to use my slow cooker for – if I ever receive one 🙂
I always make my own sauce. but I love trying out new recipes. This one is a lot different than mine and sounds really good.
I make my own sauces for most everything. This is a lot like my recipe except for the Greek seasoning instead of the spices I use.
I will give this a try next time I make spaghetti. I like to change things up.
omg yummmm!! i LOVE spaghetti and requested a slow cooker for Christmas. Cant wait to make this
The thought of coming home to this on a cold day… amazing 🙂 Thanks for sharing
never thought of making it in a slow cooker!! what a great idea
Christmas day we are actually having my homemade spaghetti sauce
Spaghetti is our favourite! Yum this recipe looks amazing!
This is perfect for times when you know you aren’t going to have time later in the week for a full blown meal. Pop this out of the freezer and re-warm and presto – dinner! Thanks for this. I need to make a point of doing more things like this that I can freeze and pull out at a later time.
Mmmmmm yum! Which slow cooker do you use?
Looks delicious! I love the slow cooker.
I never thought to make spaghetti sauce in a crockpot but what a way to get flavourful sauce!
Yummy, will have to try this recipe
this is a great recipe love slow cookers