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Slow cooker Sunday sauce in the slow cooker.

The Best Slow Cooker Sunday Sauce Recipe

Melissa
Looking for a delicious and easy meal for Sunday dinner? Try my family recipe for a hearty and flavorful slow cooker Sunday sauce that will have everyone coming back for seconds.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Course dinner, entertaining, holidays, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 10 servings
Calories 601 kcal

Equipment

  • slow cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 5 links Italian sausage

Meatballs

  • 2 lbs Ground beef
  • 1 cups Seasoned Italian Breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon Garlic powder

Sauce

  • 49 ounces Passata or unseasoned canned tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 4 Fresh basil leaves

Instructions
 

Meatballs

  • In a large bowl combine your breadcrumbs, meat, and seasonings and mix well.
    2 lbs Ground beef, 1 cups Seasoned Italian Breadcrumbs, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, ⅛ teaspoon Garlic powder, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Next add the eggs and mix well.
    2 eggs lightly beaten
  • With your hands gently work all of the ingredients together.
  • Scoop out heaping a heaping tablespoon of your meatball mixture and gently roll the meatballs into round balls.
  • Repeat this until all the meatballs are made.
  • Set the meatballs aside.

Sauce

  • Pour the passata into the into the slow cooker.
    49 ounces Passata
  • Now pour ¼ cup of water into the passata jars, shake well and pour that into the slow cooker.
  • Add seasonings and mix well.
    2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive, 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, ½ teaspoon Onion Powder, ½ teaspoon Dried oregano, ½ teaspoon Garlic powder, 4 Fresh basil leaves
  • Add sausage to the slow cooker/
    5 links Italian sausage
  • Now place meatballs into the slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook on low heat for 6 hours or until the meatballs are tender and cooked all the way through. Make sure to stir halfway through the cooking time.

Nutrition

Calories: 601kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 32gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 1307mgPotassium: 1051mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 867IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 199mgIron: 6mg
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