This old-fashioned Crock Pot spaghetti is an easy, no-fuss supper made with slow-simmered meat sauce and simple pantry seasonings. Toss it together early, let it cook all day, and serve it over hot noodles when you’re ready to eat.
Prep Time3 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time18 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crock Pot Spaghetti
Servings: 4Servings
Ingredients
2 -3poundslean ground beef or ground chuck
1large can of tomato paste 12 oz.
2cupswarm water
1 ½Tbs.Basil
1 ½Tbs.Rosemary
heaping teaspoon garlic powder
1.5teaspoonssalt
Pinchred cayenne pepper
1jar of sliced mushrooms 6 oz.
3Bay leavesremove after cooking
Instructions
In a large skillet, cook ground beef until browned and fully cooked, drain, and place in a slow cooker.
Brown your meat and drain the grease. Place in a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Add in Basil, Rosemary, Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper, Cayenne, tomato paste, and water. Stir that up real good.
Drain mushrooms and gently stir those in.
Add Bay leaves and don't stir (because they will break up), just spoon some sauce over them.
Cover and cook on low, 7-9 hours, or high, 3-4 hours. Before serving, remove bay leaves. Serve over fresh cooked noodles.