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Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce

Total Time
1h 9m
28m prep · 41m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌱 Vegan 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ✡️ Kosher

My best friend showed me this slow cooker marinara sauce recipe, and I just had to share it. The spices in here can all be adjusted to taste (and eyeballed), but this is how I learned to do it. The best flavor calls to cook it all day, but it can be made in a pinch if you have to. Serve over your favorite pasta or with crispy chicken. Can also be used in lasagna or ravioli.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 0.25 cups finely chopped onion
  • 3 tablespoons minced garlic , or more to taste
  • 3 , 14.5 ounce
  • 1 , 6 ounce
  • 1 tablespoon red wine
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon ground basil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground oregano
  • 2 large bay leaves
  • 1 pinch white sugar
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.

  2. 2

    Add tomato sauce and tomato paste to the slow cooker and set temperature to Low. Cook and stir until paste melts, 3 to 4 minutes. Add wine, vinegar, basil, salt, pepper, cilantro, chili powder, paprika, oregano, bay leaves, sugar, and cinnamon; stir until well combined.

  3. 3

    Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced, 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaves to serve.

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