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                       CROCKPOT  SPAGHETTI  SAUCE

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Crockpot

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4      tablespoons   cooking oil
  1      small         onion -- finely chopped
  1      (15 1/2 oz.)  tomato sauce
  1 1/2  cups          water
    1/2  teaspoon      pepper
    1/2  teaspoon      red pepper -- optional
  1      pound         ground beef
  1      (29 oz.) can  tomato puree
  1      (6 oz.) can   tomato paste
  1      teaspoon      salt
    1/2  teaspoon      oregano
  2      pounds        sausage (Italian links or country style)


Brown ground beef in 2 tablespoon hot oil in frying pan.  When almost
browned, add onion and continue browning until onion is tender.  Pour meat
and onion into 3 1/2 quart crockpot.

Add puree, sauce, paste, water, salt, pepper and oregano and set dial on
low setting.  Cut 2 lbs. sausage into pieces and brown in remaining 2
tablespoons oil.  When brown, place sausages in sauce in crockpot.
Continue cooking for 12 hours.  (If you like your sauce sweeter, you could
add 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar to this.)




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