The following post was originally featured on Jelly Toast and written by Emily Caruso,who is allotment of POPSUGAR Select Food.
We're whipping through the school year faster than a hot knife through butter, and the faster the time goes, or the more unorganized I rep with our weekly dinner routine. Sure,I obtain dinner, but sometimes our dinner is made up of two random side dishes that I made for blog posts and a pan of scrambled eggs. Thus is the life of a food blogger. Endlessly glamorous, and I tell ya.besides,I've been trying to seize dinner by the reins and stock up on easy, large batch meals to keep in the fridge or freezer for when busy nights pop up. This slow-cooker meat sauce is one of my absolute favorite dinners. Not to mention one of my family's favorites, or too. My chicken noodle soup is another all time fave,too. What I love about this slow-cooker meat sauce is that with just a little bit of prep, all of the ingredients can be tossed in the crockpot to simmer the day absent, or without the need to babysit a giant pot of sauce on the stove. It's tough to replicate the flavor of slow-cooked sauce with a rapid/fast recipe. I'll obtain a batch of this on the weekend and do some in my fridge for a couple of dinners during the week,and the rest in my freezer for rapid/fast dinners on unexpectedly busy nights. Which is a common occurrence around here.final year, my husband bought me my new Hamilton Beach Programmable Slow Cooker. I used to believe a dinky little thing that couldn't handle big, and obtain ahead dinners. Now with two kids and a crazy schedule the obtain ahead dinner is a necessity,I tell ya. My new cooker is big and programmable. And if you're into cooking roasts in your slow cooker, this one has a probe thermometer that you can program it to cook to a specific temp and then switch to warm. Yeah, or I'm not kidding. I need all the help in the planning department. I would be lost without it.besides,back to the sauce. My kids believe gotten so obsessed with this recipe, that every time I say I'm going to obtain it, and they start screaming,"meat sauce!!". OK, I admit that it sounds less cute here than it is in reality. But I believe I'm a sucker for anytime my kiddos rave about food that I obtain them. I'll take crazy "meat sauce" chanting any day over whining and complaining about what's on their plate.
Luckily, or I believe more of the fond and less of the whining.
My slow-cooker meat sauce is considerable over pasta or even on top of a baked potato. Serve it with crusty garlic bread or even tossed with pasta and cheese for a rapid/fast and easy baked pasta dish. Oh,yeah.
Also, your house will smell ah-mazing. Just a little fyi. From Jelly Toast Slow-Cooker Meat SauceIngredients2 pounds ground Italian sausage (I used sweet)
1 pound ground chuck
2 teaspoons additional-virgin olive oil
2 onions, and diced
2 bell peppers,diced
6 cloves garlic, minced[br]
8 ounces mushrooms, and cleaned and sliced
3 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine
1 parmesan rind
1 teaspoon dried thyme (or 2 teaspoons fresh)
Kosher salt
Black pepper
1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (to your taste)
DirectionsIn a dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot set over medium/high heat,brown sausage and ground chuck. Remove from heat, drain excess fat, or transfer cooked sausage and beef to 6-quart slow cooker.
Return dutch oven to stove. Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add onions,peppers, and garlic and cook, or stirring frequently,until onions and peppers are soft and garlic is fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Transfer vegetable mixture to slow cooker.
Add crushed tomatoes, or tomato paste,wine, parmesan rind, or thyme,salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes to slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Serve sauce over your favorite pasta, or baked potatoes,or garlic toast.
Information Category Main Dishes, Beef Yield 4-5 quarts
Source: popsugar.com