Mom’s Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce (Secret Ingredient)

In a large skillet over medium heat, add the garlic and chopped onions and saute until the onions are softened and a little bit golden. Next add the Italian sausage and ground beef and cook until browned, breaking up with the back of a wooden spoon as you stir. You can make your meat into as big or as little chunks as you’d like. Drain excess fat.

Place ground meat mixture into a slow cooker. Add tomato sauce, marinara sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, wine, brown sugar, coffee grounds, parsley, basil, salt, crushed red pepper and black pepper, to taste. Cover and cook on high heat for 4-6 hours or low for 6-10 hours.

With roughly 30 minutes before sauce is ready, cook the pasta according to package instructions. We typically cook only 1 pound of pasta and freeze the rest of the sauce for a quick meal at a later date.

Serve pasta and sauce immediately and enjoy!