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Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce

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Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce makes creating a homemade, tomato-based pasta sauce in the slow cooker so easy!  Just toss everything in your slow cooker and you'll have a fabulous, multi-purpose sauce ready for pizza, pasta, breadsticks, and more!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
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Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Course Main Course, Sauce
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 cups

Equipment

  • 5 quart slow cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 5-6 fresh basil leaves sliced (reserve some for later)
  • 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
  • pinch of red pepper flakes
  • 1/8 tsp. salt plus more later
  • black pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp. olive oil optional

Instructions
 

  • Add the crushed tomatoes, onion, garlic, bay leaf, 2-3 of the sliced basil leaves, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt & pepper to taste. Stir to combine. Cook on low for 4 hours. Add the rest of the sliced basil, stir, and taste for needed salt. Enjoy!
Keyword Pasta, Slow Cooker, Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian
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