SLOW COOKER Olive Garden Copycat Spaghetti Meat Sauce

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)

1 pound bulk Italian sausage

1 medium green pepper, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

8 garlic cloves, minced

3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) Italian diced tomatoes, drained

2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce

2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste

1/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

1 tablespoon dried basil

2 teaspoons dried marjoram

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

Hot cooked spaghetti

Shredded Parmesan cheese

WHAT YOU DO:

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and sausage until no longer pink, 10-12 minutes, crumbling meat; drain.

Transfer to a slow cooker.

Stir in the green pepper, onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, paste, sugar and seasonings.

Cook on low for 8 hours, stirring occasionally (but you also could not).

Once the sauce is done cook your spaghetti noodles, drain and transfer back to their pot. Scoop a small amount of sauce into the pot and toss the noodles, lightly coating them all.

Make your plates by scooping noodles onto a dish and topping either the meat sauce and then Parmesan cheese.

Enjoy! 

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