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3 green peppers, chopped
So-Easy Spaghetti
Ruth Ann Swartzendruber
Hydro, OK
Makes 4-6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 3½-8 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
1 lb. ground beef
½ cup diced onions
1 pkg. dry spaghetti sauce mix
8-oz. can tomato sauce
3 cups tomato juice
4 oz. dry spaghetti, broken into 4-inch pieces
Creamy Spaghetti
Dale Peterson
Rapid City, SD
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 4-6 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped green peppers
1 Tbsp. butter,
or
margarine
28-oz. can tomatoes with juice
4-oz. can mushrooms, chopped and drained
2¼-oz. can sliced ripe olives, drained
2 tsp. dried oregano
1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
12 oz. spaghetti, cooked and drained
10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup
½ cup water
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Tomato Spaghetti Sauce
Jean Butzer
Batavia, NY
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10½-12½ hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 2½-qt
1 cup finely chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 lbs. fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped,
or
28-oz. can tomatoes, cut up, with juice
6-oz. can tomato paste
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. instant beef bouillon granules
1 tsp. dried oregano
½ tsp. dried basil
1 large bay leaf
salt to taste
pepper to taste
4-oz. can sliced mushrooms
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. cold water
Italian Vegetable Pasta Sauce
Sherril Bieberly
Salina, KS
Makes 2½ quarts sauce
Prep. Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 5-18 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 cup packed chopped fresh parsley
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2-inch sprig fresh rosemary,
or
½ tsp. dried rosemary
2 small fresh sage leaves,
or
½ tsp. dried sage
32-oz. can tomato sauce
32-oz. can chopped tomatoes
1 small dried hot chili pepper
¼ lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced,
or
8-oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
1½ tsp. salt
Variation:
Add 2 lbs. browned ground beef to olive oil and sautéed vegetables. Continue with recipe.
Louise's Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce
Louise Stackhouse
Benton, PA
Makes 4-6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 8-10 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
6-7 fresh tomatoes, peeled and crushed
1 medium onion, chopped
2 green peppers, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp. dried basil
½ tsp. dried oregano
¼ tsp. salt
¼ cup sugar
6-oz. can tomato paste,
optional
Serve over cooked
spaghetti
or other
pasta
.
Slow-Cooker Pizza
Marla Folkerts
Holland, OH
Ruth Ann Swartzendruber
Hydro, OK
Arlene Wiens
Newton, KS
Makes 6-8 servings
Prep. Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 3-4 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt
1½ lbs. ground beef,
or
bulk Italian sausage
1 medium onion, chopped