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Crockpot Italian Pasta Sauce

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Yield: 12 servings

Crockpot Italian Pasta Sauce

Ingredients

  • 3 - 14.5 ounce cans tomatoes, diced with their juice
  • 3 cups water
  • 3 - 6 ounce cans tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon basil, dried
  • 2 teaspoons marjoram, dried
  • 1 tablespoon oregano, dried

Instructions

  1. Mix the following in the crockpot (slow cooker): tomatoes, water, tomato paste, olive oil, honey, and salt.
  2. Cook on high for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
  3. After cooking, add onion powder, garlic, basil, marjoram, oregano and stir.
  4. Cook sauce an additional 30 to 60 minutes on high and it will be ready to serve.
  5. Serve this sauce over pasta or use it in other recipes.

Notes

If you use fresh herbs, use 3 times more.

This sauce is great in lasagna and other Italian recipes.

I use this pasta sauce on pizzas whenever I have it on hand. It tastes amazing!

See a cooking demonstration of Crockpot Italian Pasta Sauce on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

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