1 28-oz. can petite diced tomatoes (I put these in the food processor to chop them up a little more because my family doesn't like chunks.)
1 medium onion (I use the frozen "already chopped" kind. They're easy and they don't spoil!)
6 oz. can tomato paste
8 oz. can tomato sauce
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. dried basil
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. thyme
Combine all ingredients in the Crock Pot. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.
This is an easy, delicious, healthy, cheap alternative to jarred sauce. Just look at those ingredients! Only 1 tsp. salt and 1 Tbsp. brown sugar in the whole batch! Make a double batch and store some in the freezer. When I make a double batch, I can usually make a big lasagna, a couple of meals of spaghetti and a couple of pizzas from the batch. You can add 1 lb. of browned ground beef or turkey to the pot, I make it meatless because I use it for pizzas as well.
This recipe originally came from a slow cooker cookbook, but I have changed it to our tastes a little.
This would also be good to freeze for upcoming suppers that you need to take to families. We are always taking supper to those who've just had a baby, death in the family or is sick. Thanks for this alternative to jarred spaghetti sauce. I do belived I'll be using this instead...of course without the onions.
ReplyDeleteThis looks great...the idea of having some to freeze is good too.
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