splendicious slow cooker spaghetti sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 cup red
• 1 cup sliced green olives
• 4 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon hungarian paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped sweet onion, divided
• 1 clove garlic, crushed and chopped
• 2/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2/3 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 (4 ounce) links italian sausage links, casings removed
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup red , or more if needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs 15 mins


• mix together the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, 1 cup of red , green olives, 4 teaspoons of sea salt, basil, oregano, paprika, and cayenne pepper in a slow cooker. set the cooker to low.
• while the cooker is warming up, place 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook 3/4 cup of sweet onion until the onion just begins to soften, about 2 minutes; stir in 1 clove of garlic. cook the mixture for 3 more minutes before mixing in parsley and mushrooms. reduce heat, and simmer the mixture for about 10 minutes. stir in the brown sugar, and mix to dissolve.
• while the parsley and mushrooms are simmering, heat 3 more tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and stir in the remaining onion and the sausage. brown the sausage, breaking the meat up into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes; season the mixture with white pepper and cumin. pour 1 cup of red into the skillet, and scrape the pan with a wooden spoon to dissolve any brown flavor bits into the . simmer for about 10 minutes; pour the sausage mixture into the skillet with the parsley and mushrooms. bring to a simmer over medium-low heat just until all the ingredients have had time to introduce themselves to each other, about 10 minutes. pour the sausage mixture into the slow cooker.
• cook on low for 8 hours to overnight. add more red or water if needed to prevent the sauce from getting too thick and burning on the bottom.