Crock Pot Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce

(from Bobbi’s recipe box)

This is a recipe of my own devising so many of the measurements aren’t exact – just to taste. But, once you learn what you like, it is delicious and much lighter than meat sauces.

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 360 minutes
Serves 10 people

Categories: Italian, crock pot

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 large tablespoons minced garlic
  • 3 large onions; chopped
  • 3 1 lb 12 oz cans of whole unpeeled tomatoes
  • 2 6 oz cans of tomato paste
  • 2 tsp Oregano
  • 2 tsp Basil
  • 1 packet Sweet 'n Lo
  • Coarse ground black pepper
  • Sea or kosher salt
  • Garlic salt or pepper if needed
  • 2 large or 3 small zucchini cut into "coins"
  • 1 pound mushrooms, chopped

Directions

  1. Turn 6 quart crock pot on low

  2. Drizzle olive oil over the bottom of the crock pot

  3. Add all the rest of the ingredients, except for vegetables

  4. Stir to mix

  5. Add zucchini and stir to mix

  6. Cover and cook on low for approximately 5 hours

  7. Add mushrooms and stir in

  8. Cook on low for up to another 2 hours. Crock pots vary so check it!

  9. Serve over whatever pasta you prefer

  10. **If you want to, you can brown a pound of ground meat and add it to the sauce at the same time you add the mushrooms.

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