Crock Pot Spaghetti
Crock Pot Spaghetti is an easy dinner recipe that's ready when you need it!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword crock pot spaghetti, slow cooker spaghetti
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings
8
people
Calories 485.8 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
list of 11 items
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb. bulk Italian sausage, ground beef, ground turkey or ground chicken
1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
½ of an onion, finely diced
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
½ teaspoon salt
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2 jars (24 ounces each) spaghetti sauce
1 ¼ cups water
1 lb. dry spaghetti noodles
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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Instructions
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1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat, mushrooms, onion, garlic and salt. Cook, stirring frequently and breaking up the meat,
until no longer pink (about 5-7 minutes). Drain off fat. Stir in the diced tomatoes.
2. Pour one jar of the spaghetti sauce and the water in the bottom of a slow cooker. Break the spaghetti noodles in half and place them on top of the sauce.
3. Add the cooked meat mixture to the slow cooker, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and pour second jar of sauce over top. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 ½
-3 hours or on LOW for 4-6 hours, stirring periodically (if possible). Toss all of the ingredients together and serve.
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Recipe Notes
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• Remember — every slow cooker runs at a slightly different temperature (which is why the recipe gives you general time ranges, rather than exact times).
Since my slow cooker tends to cook at a relatively high temperature, I find that the pasta is best when cooked on HIGH for exactly 2 hours or on LOW for
4 hours. Just get familiar with your pot and adjust accordingly. You want to be sure to keep an eye on your pasta, stirring regularly, the first time you
make it so that you know how long it takes in your slow cooker. Overcooked pasta will get gummy and mushy — not ideal!• I like the flavor that ground Italian
sausage adds to this dish; however, you can substitute with 1 lb. of ground beef (hamburger) or ground turkey, if you prefer.• If possible, it’s best to
stir the pasta occasionally, which helps prevent the noodles from sticking together.• For a creamier sauce, make Crock Pot Spaghetti with Cream Cheese.
Stir softened cream cheese into your slow cooker during the final 5-10 minutes (just until the cheese has time to melt).• For a vegetarian dinner, make
Crock Pot Spaghetti with no meat. Just add an extra 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms and the remaining 1/2 onion instead.• This recipe will work well for Crock
Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs, too. Simply omit the ground sausage and add frozen, fully-cooked, thawed meatballs to the slow cooker (at the same time that
you add the noodles).
Nutrition Facts
Crock Pot Spaghetti
Amount Per Serving (1 /8 of the recipe with sausage)
Calories 485.8 Calories from Fat 167
% Daily Value*
Fat 18.5g28%
Saturated Fat 5.7g36%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.7g
Cholesterol 44mg15%
Sodium 1215.9mg53%
Potassium 43.6mg1%
Carbohydrates 57.9g19%
Fiber 4.4g18%
Sugar 10.5g12%
Protein 22.4g45%
Vitamin A 15.2IU0%
Vitamin C 13.6mg16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
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Crock Pot Spaghetti is an easy dinner recipe that's ready when you need it!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword crock pot spaghetti, slow cooker spaghetti
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings
8
people
Calories 485.8 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
list of 11 items
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb. bulk Italian sausage, ground beef, ground turkey or ground chicken
1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
½ of an onion, finely diced
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
½ teaspoon salt
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2 jars (24 ounces each) spaghetti sauce
1 ¼ cups water
1 lb. dry spaghetti noodles
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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Instructions
list of 3 items
1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat, mushrooms, onion, garlic and salt. Cook, stirring frequently and breaking up the meat,
until no longer pink (about 5-7 minutes). Drain off fat. Stir in the diced tomatoes.
2. Pour one jar of the spaghetti sauce and the water in the bottom of a slow cooker. Break the spaghetti noodles in half and place them on top of the sauce.
3. Add the cooked meat mixture to the slow cooker, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and pour second jar of sauce over top. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 ½
-3 hours or on LOW for 4-6 hours, stirring periodically (if possible). Toss all of the ingredients together and serve.
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Recipe Notes
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• Remember — every slow cooker runs at a slightly different temperature (which is why the recipe gives you general time ranges, rather than exact times).
Since my slow cooker tends to cook at a relatively high temperature, I find that the pasta is best when cooked on HIGH for exactly 2 hours or on LOW for
4 hours. Just get familiar with your pot and adjust accordingly. You want to be sure to keep an eye on your pasta, stirring regularly, the first time you
make it so that you know how long it takes in your slow cooker. Overcooked pasta will get gummy and mushy — not ideal!• I like the flavor that ground Italian
sausage adds to this dish; however, you can substitute with 1 lb. of ground beef (hamburger) or ground turkey, if you prefer.• If possible, it’s best to
stir the pasta occasionally, which helps prevent the noodles from sticking together.• For a creamier sauce, make Crock Pot Spaghetti with Cream Cheese.
Stir softened cream cheese into your slow cooker during the final 5-10 minutes (just until the cheese has time to melt).• For a vegetarian dinner, make
Crock Pot Spaghetti with no meat. Just add an extra 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms and the remaining 1/2 onion instead.• This recipe will work well for Crock
Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs, too. Simply omit the ground sausage and add frozen, fully-cooked, thawed meatballs to the slow cooker (at the same time that
you add the noodles).
Nutrition Facts
Crock Pot Spaghetti
Amount Per Serving (1 /8 of the recipe with sausage)
Calories 485.8 Calories from Fat 167
% Daily Value*
Fat 18.5g28%
Saturated Fat 5.7g36%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.7g
Cholesterol 44mg15%
Sodium 1215.9mg53%
Potassium 43.6mg1%
Carbohydrates 57.9g19%
Fiber 4.4g18%
Sugar 10.5g12%
Protein 22.4g45%
Vitamin A 15.2IU0%
Vitamin C 13.6mg16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
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