Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage

Source : Throw All The Ingredients Into Your Slow Cooker Give It All A Few Good Stirs Cook On Low For 6 To 8 Hours Or High For 4 To 5 It S A Good Idea To Stir ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : January 21, 2026

Step:

  1. Throw all the ingredients into your slow cooker.

    Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage recipe step 1 photo
  2. Give it all a few good stirs.

    Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage recipe step 2 photo
  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. :)

    Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage recipe step 5 photo
  6. Enjoy with pasta of choice.

    Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce with Italian Sausage recipe step 6 photo

Ingredients

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

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