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Slow Cooker Sunday Sauce

A delicious, simple, hands off recipe for meat sauce - a family favorite!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 yellow onion, large diced small
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 cups kale, packed destemmed then shredded (I used a food processor)
  • 6 basil leaves, fresh shredded
  • 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 28 ounce can tomato puree
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • sea salt to taste
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Slow cooker

Method
 

  1. Add all of the ingredients to a slow cooker. Stir to combine and break the meat up a bit. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
  2. Stir and break up meat. Serve sauce hot over spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles for Whole30, or whatever pasta you prefer if not on Whole30. Garnish with fresh basil if desired and enjoy!