Stubs Crock pot spaghetti sauce

[Mr Stubs]

Here is a spaghetti sauce recipe that is more wing it than recipe. I make this fairly often because I’m into meal prep. This makes roughly 4+ quarts of sauce.

Nice thing about this stuff is that I can throw the quarts into the freezer and thaw out whenever. I usually find that half a quart is enough for two meals.


So I start out with two cans of diced tomato ( Italian seasoning), two cans of stew tomatoes, one lrg can of sauce. Make sure to drain these.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Then I cook up a lb of sausage. I hate fennel, so it’s breakfast sausage for me.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Two lbs of ground beef. I’m a lean guy so it’s the 93% stuff. I’ve always been in the habit of cooking ground beef with something else. Onions and minced garlic hits the pan first to cook down a touch before the meat is added. Then I threw some pepper and garlic powder at the meat and brown.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Chop up the rest of the onion, a can of olives, and bunch of minced garlic,

 

[Mr Stubs]

Make sure to drain your meat. It really helps from having greasy sauce. The grease really shows up at the end of cooking, floating at the top.

I use paper towels to suck up the liquid. Seems to work well, even though you will use quite a few sheets.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Add the meat and the pot looks like it’s full. Don’t worry, it’s definitely isn’t. This is where I add a bunch of pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Stir it all up and then it looks like there is more room. This is where I start adding whatever to fill it to the top. So I chopped up one and a half fresh tomatoes, added another can of stewed tomatoes, and almost another full can of sauce to the mix.

 

[Mr Stubs]

I like my sauce on the dryer side, so I have no problems dipping out liquid along the way as it cooks down.

 

[Mr Stubs]

And half the day latter...

 

[scooter2374]

Thanks, I was looking for a meat heavy sauce to try. Yours just shot to the top of the list.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Thanks, I was looking for a meat heavy sauce to try. Yours just shot to the top of the list.

This on top of a baked chicken breast, topped with mozzarella is super good.

Its also great when making lasagna.

 

[scooter2374]

Until now I've cheated and used the Prego w/meat out of the jar. Then added hot Italian sausage and then added spices and red wine to taste. Usually turns out pretty good.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Until now I've cheated and used the Prego w/meat out of the jar. Then added hot Italian sausage and then added spices and red wine to taste. Usually turns out pretty good.

I’ve never cared for the red wine in the sauce taste.

If you are that type of guy, I wonder what some red would taste like added to the pot?

 

[scooter2374]

I’ve never cared for the red wine in the sauce taste.

If you are that type of guy, I wonder what some red would taste like added to the pot?

I will be sure to let you know how it goes with the wine added. A nice chianti or chianti classico or maybe a dryer barolo. I think I'm making Yotaredneckgirl's beef stew this coming weekend, maybe I will try ot do this sauce the weekend after.

 

[scooter2374]

Made this today, sitting in the crockpot for another few hours, smells amazing. Added some tomato paste to mine.

 

[scooter2374]

Bump because I made it today and I told shit chat about it

 

[AKnate]

I'd probably just eat that like it was a stew and not even bother with the spaghettis.

Here I am thinking I'm Gordon Ramsey with a jug of Ragoo and tossing a tube of hamburger in with it. Half the time I don't even bother with sauce, too much work.

 

[scooter2374]

Made this again this past weekend, it is always a crowd pleaser(when I don't add too much spiciness to it).

 

[carslut]

when i first got married, the wife wanted to make me some pasta. she cooked noodles and adds sauce...... took me a few bites to realize she used stubs bbq sauce (the label fell off at some point and was just a glass bottle) and not anything in the world of what i was thinking was getting served. your recipe looks much better! def going to give this a try, thanks for posting.

 

[rockmup]

Mines similar except no olives and I use venison, just had it last weekend.
EDIT: And serrano peppers

 

[PAE]

I use Gallo port wine, about a cup to cup & 1/2 it simmers off and reduces fine.

I’ve never cared for the red wine in the sauce taste.

If you are that type of guy, I wonder what some red would taste like added to the pot?

 

[scooter2374]

Got a request for this again, it's in the slow cooker now and the smell is making me regret missing breakfast.

 

[smurfblue40]

My crew aren’t big fans of olives, but that looks damn tasty Mr Stubs