Slow Cooker Bolognese
A super flavorful Bolognese sauce that is cooked low and slow in your slow cooker. This is a wonderful made from scratch tomato sauce and is the perfect recipe to use up your garden tomatoes.
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Servings: 6 -8
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil or butter
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 carrot peeled and diced
- 1 celery stalk diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound grass fed ground beef
- Two 6-ounce cans tomato paste
- 8-10 cups diced tomatoes about 12 medium tomatoes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Hot cooked pasta for serving
- Shaved parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Have a 4-6 quart slow cooker ready to go.
- Heat the oil or butter in a large skillet. Add the onion, carrot, and celery. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables start to soften.
- Add the garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds.
- Next add the ground beef, using a wooden spoon to break it up as it cooks.
- Once it has browned, remove from heat and transfer everything to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the tomato paste, diced tomatoes, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Set slow cooker to HIGH for 3-4 hours, or LOW for 8-10 hours.
- Before serving, taste and add more salt if needed, and season with black pepper.
- Serve over hot, cooked pasta and garnish with cheese.
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