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If you don't want to cook the spaghetti in the crock-pot the sauce and meatballs can still be made in the slow cooker. Letting the sauce cook slowly all day is a great way to get a flavorful sauce. When the cooking time is up, prepare the spaghetti noodles as directed on the box.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have slow cooker spaghetti & meatballs with marinara sauce using 81 ingredients and 31 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Slow cooker spaghetti & meatballs with marinara sauce:
- Take marinara sauce:
- Get 2 cans (28 oz.) Crushed Tomatoes
- Prepare 1 can Tomato Paste
- Prepare 11/2-2 cups Water
- Prepare 1 Yellow Onion, diced
- Get 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
- Prepare 1 Tbsp. Red Wine Vinegar
- Make ready 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil, (add after sauce is done)
- Prepare 1 Tbsp. Fresh Basil, minced
- Make ready 2 Fresh Bay Leaves, whole
- Take 1/2 Tbsp. Fresh Oregano, minced
- Prepare 1/2 Tsp. Crushed Red Pepper, dried
- Take 1 Tsp. each, Kosher Salt & Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- Get meatballs:
- Prepare 2 lbs. Ground Beef (lean)
- Get 1/2 cup Plain Bread Crumbs
- Prepare 1 LG. Egg, (beaten)
- Take 1 Tsp. Thyme, (dried)
- Take 1/2 Tsp. Garlic Powder
- Take 1/2 Tsp. Onion Powder
- Make ready 1/2 Tsp. Dried Mustard
- Make ready 1/4 Tsp. Kosher Salt
- Take 1/4 Tsp. Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- Make ready spaghetti:
- Make ready 1 Pkg. Barrilla Linguine Pasta
- Get 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- Take 1/4 Tsp. Kosher Salt (pot)
- Get marinara sauce:
- Make ready 2 cans (28 oz.) Crushed Tomatoes
- Take 1 can Tomato Paste
- Take 11/2-2 cups Water
- Get 1 Yellow Onion, diced
- Make ready 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
- Make ready 1 Tbsp. Red Wine Vinegar
- Get 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil, (add after sauce is done)
- Take 1 Tbsp. Fresh Basil, minced
- Make ready 2 Fresh Bay Leaves, whole
- Prepare 1/2 Tbsp. Fresh Oregano, minced
- Prepare 1/2 Tsp. Crushed Red Pepper, dried
- Make ready 1 Tsp. each, Kosher Salt & Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- Prepare meatballs:
- Make ready 2 lbs. Ground Beef (lean)
- Make ready 1/2 cup Plain Bread Crumbs
- Take 1 LG. Egg, (beaten)
- Take 1 Tsp. Thyme, (dried)
- Make ready 1/2 Tsp. Garlic Powder
- Make ready 1/2 Tsp. Onion Powder
- Take 1/2 Tsp. Dried Mustard
- Take 1/4 Tsp. Kosher Salt
- Get 1/4 Tsp. Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- Prepare spaghetti:
- Get 1 Pkg. Barrilla Linguine Pasta
- Take 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- Take 1/4 Tsp. Kosher Salt (pot)
- Make ready marinara sauce:
- Take 2 cans (28 oz.) Crushed Tomatoes
- Make ready 1 can Tomato Paste
- Take 11/2-2 cups Water
- Get 1 Yellow Onion, diced
- Take 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
- Take 1 Tbsp. Red Wine Vinegar
- Take 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil, (add after sauce is done)
- Get 1 Tbsp. Fresh Basil, minced
- Take 2 Fresh Bay Leaves, whole
- Take 1/2 Tbsp. Fresh Oregano, minced
- Prepare 1/2 Tsp. Crushed Red Pepper, dried
- Take 1 Tsp. each, Kosher Salt & Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- Get meatballs:
- Prepare 2 lbs. Ground Beef (lean)
- Take 1/2 cup Plain Bread Crumbs
- Get 1 LG. Egg, (beaten)
- Prepare 1 Tsp. Thyme, (dried)
- Take 1/2 Tsp. Garlic Powder
- Get 1/2 Tsp. Onion Powder
- Prepare 1/2 Tsp. Dried Mustard
- Prepare 1/4 Tsp. Kosher Salt
- Make ready 1/4 Tsp. Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- Make ready spaghetti:
- Take 1 Pkg. Barrilla Linguine Pasta
- Get 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- Make ready 1/4 Tsp. Kosher Salt (pot)
Top with broken spaghetti and stir together. Serve garnished with fresh parsley or basil and a sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese if desired. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add meatballs, stirring gently to coat.
Instructions to make Slow cooker spaghetti & meatballs with marinara sauce:
- Marinara sauce:
- Dice onion and mince garlic, basil, and oregano; add to slow cooker.
- Add rest of ingredients to slow cooker; cook for 8 hours.
- Meatballs:
- In a large bowl mix together ground beef, beaten egg, & bread crumbs.
- Add rest of ingredients; mix well.
- Roll meat mixture into 12 - 2" balls; bake @ 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
- When marinara sauce is almost done; add the meatballs to the sauce and finish slow cooking.
- Spaghetti:
- Cook pasta according to the pkg. directions; adding Olive oil & Salt to the water. When done; drain and serve with sauce & meatballs.
- Add a salad & garlic bread…..Have fun!
- Marinara sauce:
- Marinara sauce:
- Add rest of ingredients to slow cooker; cook for 8 hours.
- Meatballs:
- In a large bowl mix together ground beef, beaten egg, & bread crumbs.
- Add rest of ingredients; mix well.
- Roll meat mixture into 12 - 2" balls; bake @ 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
- When marinara sauce is almost done; add the meatballs to the sauce and finish slow cooking.
- Spaghetti:
- Cook pasta according to the pkg. directions; adding Olive oil & Salt to the water. When done; drain and serve with sauce & meatballs.
- Add a salad & garlic bread…..Have fun!
- Add rest of ingredients to slow cooker; cook for 8 hours.
- Meatballs:
- In a large bowl mix together ground beef, beaten egg, & bread crumbs.
- Add rest of ingredients; mix well.
- Roll meat mixture into 12 - 2" balls; bake @ 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
- When marinara sauce is almost done; add the meatballs to the sauce and finish slow cooking.
- Spaghetti:
- Cook pasta according to the pkg. directions; adding Olive oil & Salt to the water. When done; drain and serve with sauce & meatballs.
- Add a salad & garlic bread…..Have fun!
But with crock pot pasta recipes, when cooking on low on a slow cooker, you can leave it and not worry about burning the pasta. BEST SLOW COOKER SPAGHETTI SAUCE — Ground beef and tomato sauce, simmered in the slow cooker with garlic and plenty of seasonings makes this the tastiest spaghetti sauce you'll ever try! Growing up, we had spaghetti and meat sauce for dinner every single Monday. Stir in meatballs until well combined; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Instead of water, try using vegetable broth or beef broth for a kick of flavor.
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