Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage - It turned out very good but i think i could have cooked it a little longer.. Today I am sharing this Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 40 minutes! Set the slow cooker to simmer all day, and you can come home to a spicy-sweet tomato sauce to ladle over noodles. Slow-Cooker Chicken Parmesan with Penne Pasta. Slow-Cooker Creamy Tortellini and Sausage Soup. Pour in tomatoes and tomato sauce; mix in salt, ground black pepper, basil, oregano, bay leaf and cooked sausage. Try using a Reynolds® slow cooker liner in your slow cooker for easier cleanup.
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Italian Sausage: Hot Italian sausage gives the marinara some spice and a lot of flavor.
This Italian Slow Cooker Sausage Pasta Sauce recipe is an easy way to get a homemade dinner on the table with little hands-on time!
You can cook Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage with 14 Ingredients and 6 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage:
- 12 oz. Italian Sausage links, cut into 1-inch pieces.
- 28 oz. canned tomatoes, unsalted.
- 1 cup unsalted stock.
- 1 small onion, chopped.
- 1/2 bell pepper, cored and chopped.
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley.
- 2 bay leaves.
- 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano.
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed.
- 1/4 cup ketchup.
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce.
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt to start.
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce.
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
Use lean ground beef or ground turkey in place of the sausages to make the sauce lighter. Feel free to use fire-roasted tomatoes for added flavor. And truthfully this Slow Cooker Italian Sausage with Marinara Sauce is so easy I'm not sure it should even be called a recipe, but this is so I use my favorite turkey Italian Sausage with for this, but you can certainly use pork sausage if that's what you prefer. And although I love to use my own marinara.
Step by step how to cook Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage:
- Throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker..
- Give it all a few good stirs..
- Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or high for 4 to 5. It's a good idea to stir occasionally if you can to redistribute the seasonings. About 30 mins before you turn off the cooker is a good time to adjust seasonings so they can absorb - more salt if needed, maybe a pinch or two of sugar if your tomatoes are extra acidic, maybe a dash of Balsamic or extra Worcestershire if your tomatoes aren't tangy enough....
- A warning about high setting - it can get pretty hot depending on volume & surface area. I have an 8.5 quart slow cooker, which means greater surface area and, as a result, a higher heat for the volume. At 4 hrs on high, I could smell the sugars from the tomatoes and ketchup going from caramelized to burnt on the sides. Less likely to happen if you have a smaller capacity cooker..
- As a general rule, the lower the volume and/or the greater the surface area of the cooking vessel, the less the cook time. And there you have it. :).
- Enjoy with pasta of choice..
Fettuccine pasta with a rich and creamy, tomato and Italian sausage sauce. The sauce comes together quickly with sweet and spicy Italian sausage, first cooked through then simmered with tomatoes and cream. Great tomato sauce starts with great ingredients, simply cooked low and slow until complex and rich. The secret to its deep, naturally sweet, complex flavors is to cook the sauce in the oven, allowing the surface to brown while the sauce slowly concentrates. The slow cooker does all the work to make a delicious tomato sauce.