Garlic Lover’s Slow-Cooked Meat Sauce Recip

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 4 to 8 hours

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large sweet onion, diced
12 peeled garlic cloves, finely chopped
1½ pounds 96% lean ground beef
½ pound sweet Italian sausage
28-ounce can whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes with juice
15-ounce can no-salt-added tomato sauce
12-ounce can tomato paste
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon kosher salt (optional)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Directions

1. In a large skillet, heat butter and olive oil over medium-high heat until melted.
2. Add onion and garlic and sauté 2 minutes, stirring often. Transfer to slow cooker.
3. In the same skillet, add ground beef and sausage and cook over medium-high heat until browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain fat, then place meat mixture in slow cooker.
4. In the slow cooker, add tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, salt, sugar, Italian seasoning, pepper and bay leaves. Stir to combine. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
5. Remove bay leaves and top sauce with parsley. Serve over your favorite pasta noodles.

Nutrition Information

Serves: 8
Serving Size: 1⅓ cup sauce (376 grams)

316 calories, 15g total fat, 5g saturated fat, 73mg cholesterol, 649mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate, 5g fiber, 13g sugar, 25g protein, NA potassium, NA phosphorus