Slow Cooker Veggie Loaded Marinara Recipes

Steps:

• Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix all ingredients except spaghetti and Parmesan cheese.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours.
• Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package. Serve sauce over spaghetti; sprinkle with cheese.

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours. Remove the bay leaf. Blend with an immersion blender to the desired consistency. Adjust the seasonings to taste.

Steps:

• Put tomatoes in a slow cooker. Mix in onion, celery, bell pepper, carrot, mushrooms, and garlic. Add tomato soup, brown sugar, Greek seasoning, oregano, basil, cinnamon, and thyme; stir well.
• Cook on High for 4 to 6 hours or on Low for 8 to 10 hours, adding in spinach for the last hour of cooking.

Steps:

• Place ALL ingredients in a minimum 4-quart crock pot/slow-cooker; mix well cover and cook on low heat for about 8-10 hours.
• Uncover and cook on high heat for the last 1-1/2 hours.
• Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
• Delicious!

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Add tomato sauce and tomato paste to the slow cooker and set temperature to Low. Cook and stir until the paste melts, 3 to 4 minutes. Add wine, vinegar, basil, salt, pepper, cilantro, chili powder, paprika, oregano, bay leaves, sugar, and cinnamon; stir until well combined.
• Cover, and cook, stirring once in a while, until reduced, 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaves and serve.

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, heat olive oil; add garlic, onions and saute' until onions are transparent, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add diced sweet red pepper, diced green pepper and saute' for an additional 1 minute.
• Transfer mixture to a large heavy bottom cooking pot.
• Add diced carrots, canned mushrooms (including liquid), tomatoes (including liquid), tomato paste, oregano, dried basil, fresh basil, spicy Italian seasoning, bay leaves, celery, sugar, salt and black pepper Bring sauce to boil; reduce heat and simmer, partially covered for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Sauce should be smooth when cooked.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Remove bay leaves and discard.
• Serve sauce over pasta or pasta with saute'ed fresh vegetables, chicken or veal.
• This sauce may be canned while it is hot.
• Follow canning instructions carefully.
• It also freezes well in plastic containers.
• If you desire a meat sauce, add 1 1/2 pounds of extra lean ground round; firstly fry ground round for about 5 minutes, discard any fat and add to sauce just after the tomatoes.