How to Cook Perfect Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage

Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage. If desired, skim and discard fat from sauce. This hearty pasta sauce is full of flavor. Slices of sweet Italian sausage links, combine with bell peppers, onions and garlic in thick tomato sauce.

This homemade spaghetti sauce is loaded with spicy Italian sausage, fire roasted tomatoes and crushed tomatoes. The sauce gets super thick, rich and loaded with flavor. Cook on medium for eight hours. You can have Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage

1. It's 12 oz. of Italian Sausage links, cut into 1-inch pieces.
2. It's 28 oz. of canned tomatoes, unsalted.
3. It's 1 cup of unsalted stock.
4. It's 1 of small onion, chopped.
5. You need 1/2 of bell pepper, cored and chopped.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped fresh Italian parsley.
7. It's 2 of bay leaves.
8. It's 1-2 teaspoons of dried oregano.
9. You need 6 of garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed.
10. It's 1/4 cup of ketchup.
11. Prepare 1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.
12. It's 1 teaspoon of kosher salt to start.
13. You need 1 teaspoon of fish sauce.
14. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic. Stir to coat everything in sauce. Made with Italian sausage, onions, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and herbs and seasonings. The slow cooker allows the flavors to develop into a delicious sauce.

Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage step by step

1. Throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker..
2. Give it all a few good stirs..
3. 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....
4. 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..
5. 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. :).
6. Enjoy with pasta of choice..

Serve this delicious sauce mixture with spaghetti or linguine. Stir the mixture, then set the slow cooker to low, and cook for eight hours. Scoop the beef and pork from the slow cooker and let sit until cool enough to handle. Shred the meat with two forks, and discard any bones and fat. Return the meat to the slow cooker and stir well.