jeanne's slow cooker spaghetti sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 pound turkey kielbasa, chopped
• 1/4 cup extra light olive oil
• 3 onions, chopped
• 6 yellow squash, diced
• 1 small green bell pepper, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1/2 pound extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 pound extra-lean ground turkey breast
• 5 bay leaves
• 15 whole black peppercorns
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 40 mins


• in a slow cooker, combine crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and kielbasa. set slow cooker to high.
• heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. cook onions, squash, green pepper, and garlic in oil until onions are translucent. transfer vegetables to the slow cooker.
• place ground beef and ground turkey in a large, deep skillet. cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. drain, crumble finely, and transfer to slow cooker. season with bay leaves, peppercorns, basil, marjoram, thyme, and oregano.
• cover, and cook on high for 2 hours. remove lid, and cook 1 hour more.