Spaghetti with meat sauce (slo-cooker)

16 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Ground beef
4 eaches Tomatoes, canned
4 eaches Med Carrot; cut in chunks
4 eaches Med Onions, quartered
4 eaches Garlic cloves, minced
2 eaches Tomato paste, canned
¼ cup Parsley, snipped
2 eaches Bay leaf
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 teaspoons Basil; crushed
1½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Oregano, dried, crushed
1 dash Pepper
¼ cup Cold water
¼ cup Corn starch
1 x Hot cooked spaghetti
1 x Grated parmesan cheese

Directions

Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 10hrs In skillet brown the ground beef; drain off excess fat. Transfer meat to a crockery cooker.

In blender container place one can of tomatoes, undrained. Add the onion, carrot and garlic. Cover and blend till chopped; stir into meat in cooker. Cut up the remaining can of tomatoes but do not drain; stir into meat mixture with tomato paste, parsley, bay leaf, sugar, basil, salt, oregano, and pepper. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8-10 hours. To serve, turn to high-heat setting.

Remove bay leaf. Cover and heat till bubbly, 10 minutes.

Blend cold water slowly into cornstarch; stir into tomato mixture.

Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.

Spoon over the spaghetti. Pass the Parmesan cheese to sprinkle atop.----------A good change of pace in spaghetti sauce taste.

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