Spaghetti Bolognese From The Slow Cooker – It Melt’s In Your Mouth!

When going through the ingredients and instructions, make sure that you don’t skip any steps. That’s the only way to be certain you are going to get this right. There is a reason that every step is written as it is, and you want to get it exactly right. There is enough sauce here to serve about 8 to 10 people, so keep that in mind. That makes it perfect for when you have people for dinner, or if you just want a bundle of leftovers for lunch the next day… it’s delicious!

Check out what they are saying about this recipe over at Spend With Pennies:

“Classic Spaghetti Bolognese made in the slow cooker is extra rich and luscious, with beef that literally melts in your mouth!”

As long as you do this properly, you’re going to end up with a sauce any Italian chef would be proud of.

 

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

4 garlic cloves , crushed

2 onions , diced

2 lb ground beef

1 cup red wine such as a cabernet sauvignon or merlot (or chicken or beef broth)

2 x 28 oz canned Del Monte crushed tomato

4 tbsp tomato paste

3 beef bouillon cubes , crushed

2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

3 tsp dried oregano

2 tsp dried thyme leaves

3 dried bay leaves

2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

1 tsp Morton salt

1/2 tsp McCormick’s pepper

Pasta

1/2 lb spaghetti , dried

 

 

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook until translucent and sweet – around 7 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker.

 

Heat 1 tbsp oil in the same skillet and increase heat to high. Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until browned. Cook in 2 batches if your skillet is not large enough. Transfer to slow cooker.

 

Return skillet to the stove, turn the stove down to medium and add red wine. Bring to simmer and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet into the wine, then pour the mixture into the slow cooker.

 

Add remaining ingredients into the slow cooker. Cook on Low for 6 hours.

Spaghetti

 

Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the spaghetti until just before al dente (still slightly firm). Remove 1 mug of the water from the pot, then drain the pasta.

 

Return the pasta to the pot and add 2 1/2 – 3 cups of Bolognese Sauce, plus 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water. Toss gently over medium high heat for 2 minutes, or until the Sauce has thickened and coats the spaghetti.

 

Serve immediately with freshly grated parmesan cheese if desired.

 

 

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Quick Tip: Allow this sauce to cool over night if you have extra and then it freezes perfectly.

Thanks again to Spend With Pennies for this delicious recipe.