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If you are craving Italian food, try this easy slow cooker spaghetti sauce recipe.  It’s really chunky, healthy and includes a secret ingredient that you don’t typically find in spaghetti sauces.  The best part is that you are making it yourself, so there is no added sugars that are found in store bought sauces.

An overhead image of the Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce in the slow cooker.  You can see the carrots, meat and tomatoes in this image.

Somehow, in the blink of an eye, Dash of Herbs has been around for over a year.  Holy cow.  Read more about the readers survey below!

I have to tell you something.  I love marinara and spaghetti sauces.  I actually love homemade marinara sauce, but I also love the convenience of store bought sauce.  It’s just so easy to pop the top and use whatever you need.  Boom…done.  

But have you ever looked at the back of a spaghetti sauce bottle?  Oh man…it’s not pretty.  They hide sugar in their spaghetti sauce – did you know that?  

An overhead image of the Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce recipe over bowtie noodles.  You can see the carrots, meat and tomatoes in this image.  There is Parmesan cheese on top.

While I am beginning to realize that sugar is in almost everything bottled or bagged, I didn’t expect to find it in a spaghetti sauce, which isn’t sweet at all.  

That shocked me…and I decided to make my own sauce which will last a good long while and is delicious.  Plus, there’s a secret ingredient in it (can you guess what that is?) which you don’t typically find in store bought spaghetti sauces.

An close up image of the Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce recipe over bowtie noodles.  You can see the carrots, meat and tomatoes in this image.  There is Parmesan cheese on top.

 

To make this slow cooker spaghetti sauce recipe:

In a medium skillet, cook the meat, onion and garlic until the meat is cooked through and the onions are translucent, about 8 minutes.

Add the meat, onions and garlic into the slow cooker.  Add the remaining ingredients (except the noodles) and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Serve immediately over cooked noodles or zoodles for a low carb treat!

 

What is your favorite Italian meal?

An overhead image of the Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce recipe over bowtie noodles. You can see the carrots, meat and tomatoes in this image. There is Parmesan cheese on top.

Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

This recipe is 2 Freestyle points per serving, 1 cup.
3.54 from 49 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours
Total Time: 7 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 170kcal
Author: Dash of Herbs

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 2 medium carrots chopped
  • 15oz can diced tomatoes
  • 8oz can tomato sauce
  • 6oz can tomato paste
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic salt
  • 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
  • red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

  • In a medium skillet, cook the meat, onions and garlic until the meat is cooked through and the onions are translucent, about 8 minutes.
  • Add the meat, onions and garlic into the slow cooker.  Add the remaining ingredients (except the noodles) and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  • Serve over cooked noodles or zoodles!
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 170 Calories from Fat 70
% Daily Value*
Fat 7.8g12%
Saturated Fat 2.5g16%
Cholesterol 36.9mg12%
Sodium 358.8mg16%
Carbohydrates 12.6g4%
Fiber 3.4g14%
Sugar 6.4g7%
Protein 13.9g28%
Vitamin A 900IU18%
Vitamin C 21.5mg26%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Kristyn says

    April 10, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    I will have to remake this to check the recipe/serving size. One thing I noticed that could be a factor is that I might have used 15oz can tomato sauce and not the 8oz can in the recipe card. I’ll have to remake this to adjust the recipe (if needed). When I updated the serving size to 6 like you said, I got 3 Freestyle points, not 5. Are you also including the pasta in your points calculation? I didn’t add any pasta to my calculation at all, so that could be the big swing in points.

  2. Susan Woodhouse says

    April 10, 2019 at 7:07 pm

    This is a delicious spaghetti sauce but I disagree with the number of Freestyle points per serving. First of all mine only came out to 5 1/2-6 servings, not 8. So I refigured it and I see it coming out as almost 5 points per 1 cup serving. Is there a misprint in the recipe (something left out?) or was it calculated wrong?

  3. Kristyn says

    March 26, 2018 at 6:43 pm

    Hi Rhonda – it is 2 SP without noodles. It would probably be less points if you used a higher percentage lean ground beef. I would do a serving of pasta which is 1 cup cooked.

  4. Rhonda Neuendorf says

    March 25, 2018 at 8:34 am

    It said 1 cup of sauce is 2 pts. Is that including the pasta, and how much pasta are you allowed? And if not how many pts for just the pasta?

  5. Kristyn says

    March 10, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    Thank you so much! I’m so happy that you can use the sauce for other things too…it’s so delicious and easy to make.

  6. Austin says

    March 8, 2018 at 7:09 pm

    5 stars
    My family LOVES this recipe and we get quite a bit out of it! I use leftovers for air fryer 2 ingredient dough calzones! My 2 year old LOVES this sauce and he hates almost everything! Lol

  7. Kristyn says

    February 26, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    Oh wow. I probably need to make this again just to see how many servings you can get. I remember getting 8 when I first made it, but if you got less than 1/2 of that, then I need to see what’s happening. I’m glad you loved the recipe though!

  8. Brooke says

    February 26, 2018 at 5:31 pm

    5 stars
    The sauce was very good, however we didn’t get 8 1 cup servings from this recipe. We actually ended up with less than 4 1 cup servings.

  9. Kristyn says

    January 21, 2018 at 9:52 am

    If you just had to reheat the sauce? Between a few minutes to 10 minutes, I would guess. I don’t typically freeze my sauce (we eat it too fast), but I bet it wouldn’t take too long to reheat it.

  10. Erin says

    January 20, 2018 at 3:43 pm

    5 stars
    How long would this last if refrigerated or frozen?

  11. Kristyn says

    January 2, 2018 at 3:50 pm

    Fresh tomatoes should be 0 points. I love chunks in my spaghetti sauce too.

  12. Shannon L Warren says

    January 2, 2018 at 3:05 am

    Do you know what how many points are in fresh tomatoes? I love chunks of tomato in my sauce.

  13. Kristyn | Dash of Herbs says

    January 15, 2017 at 8:48 pm

    It is the perfect sauce when you are wanting spaghetti. I loved how easy it was to make and so delicious.

  14. Amanda @ Anchored to Sunshine says

    January 15, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    This looks delicious! The perfect dish to warm the tummy and heart 🙂

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