Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage - Turned out great! Very moist.. Today I am sharing this Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 35 minutes!
You can cook Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage with 14 Ingredients and 6 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage:
- 12 oz. Italian Sausage links, cut into 1-inch pieces.
- 28 oz. canned tomatoes, unsalted.
- 1 cup unsalted stock.
- 1 small onion, chopped.
- 1/2 bell pepper, cored and chopped.
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley.
- 2 bay leaves.
- 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano.
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed.
- 1/4 cup ketchup.
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce.
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt to start.
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce.
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
Step by step how to cook Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage:
- Throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker..
- Give it all a few good stirs..
- Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or high for 4 to 5. It's a good idea to stir occasionally if you can to redistribute the seasonings. About 30 mins before you turn off the cooker is a good time to adjust seasonings so they can absorb - more salt if needed, maybe a pinch or two of sugar if your tomatoes are extra acidic, maybe a dash of Balsamic or extra Worcestershire if your tomatoes aren't tangy enough....
- A warning about high setting - it can get pretty hot depending on volume & surface area. I have an 8.5 quart slow cooker, which means greater surface area and, as a result, a higher heat for the volume. At 4 hrs on high, I could smell the sugars from the tomatoes and ketchup going from caramelized to burnt on the sides. Less likely to happen if you have a smaller capacity cooker..
- As a general rule, the lower the volume and/or the greater the surface area of the cooking vessel, the less the cook time. And there you have it. :).
- Enjoy with pasta of choice..