Crockpot Spaghetti With Meat Saucecrockpot, main dish, pasta 2 lb ground beef 4 tomatoes, canned 4 med carrot; cut in chunks 4 med onions, quartered 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tomato paste, canned 1/4 cup parsley, snipped 2 bay leaf 2 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoon basil; crushed 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon oregano, dried, crushed 1 dash pepper 1/4 cup cold water 1/4 cup corn starch 1 hot cooked spaghetti 1 grated parmesan cheese Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 10hrs In skillet brown the ground beef; drain off excess fat. Transfer meat to a crockery cooker. In blender container place one can of tomatoes, undrained. Add the onion, carrot and garlic. Cover and blend till chopped; stir into meat in cooker. Cut up the remaining can of tomatoes but do not drain; stir into meat mixture with tomato paste, parsley, bay leaf, sugar, basil, salt, oregano, and pepper. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8-10 hours. To serve, turn to high-heat setting. Remove bay leaf. Cover and heat till bubbly, 10 minutes. Blend cold water slowly into cornstarch; stir into tomato mixture. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer. Spoon over the spaghetti. Pass the Parmesan cheese to sprinkle atop. |
