After you try Layers of Happiness’ recipe called ‘Mom’s Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce‘ you’ll want stand up and applaud for the flavor in this spaghetti. Adding coffee to a recipe is not as easy as it sounds, it needs to be proportionate for the recipe and well balanced, this recipe accomplishes both. This Coffee Spaghetti Sauce is already delicious but use your Sasquatch Coffee to take it to the next level. Enjoy this Crockpot Coffee Spaghetti using ‘Mom’s Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce’ recipe provided below.
Ingredients
- 1 lb mild Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 (1lb 8oz) jars Classico Four Cheese Marinara Sauce
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons coffee used grounds*
- 2 Tablespoons dried basil
- 2 Tablespoons dried parsley flakes
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 2 lbs spaghetti
InstructionsIn large, skillet, add the garlic and chopped onions and saute until the onions are softened and little bit golden. Next brown the Italian sausage and ground beef , breaking up with the back of a wooden spoon as you stir. You can make your meat in as big or as little chunks as you’d like. Drain excess fat.
Place ground meat mixture into a slow cooker. Add all the cans of tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, wine, brown sugar, coffee grounds, parsley, basil, salt, crushed red pepper, and pepper, to taste. Cover and cook on high heat for 4-6 hours or low for 6-10 hours.
30 minutes before sauce is ready, cook pasta. Feel free to cook only 1 lb of pasta and freeze the rest.
Serve pasta and sauce immediately and enjoy!
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