Slow Cooker Sausage And Spaghetti Dinner

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage or 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 1 cup yellow onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can italian-style crushed tomatoes (crushed tomatoes with basil)
• 1/3 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste, whisked into 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• sea salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 lb spaghetti
• parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 put all ingredients except spaghetti and cheese into slow cooker. cover, and cook on low for seven to eight hours. add a little more water if sauce gets too thick. one half hour before serving, bring a large pot of water to boil and add salt. cook spaghetti according to package instructions.
• 2 while spaghetti is cooking, remove any oil that has accumulated on top of the sauce with a spoon and discard. remove sausages pieces from the slow cooker and cut them into thirds. ladle the sauce over the cooked pasta in a large bowl. arrange sausage pieces on top. have grated parmesan cheese on the table for sprinkling. serve with a green salad and garlic bread.