Description
A very thick and hearty meat sauce simmered in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped baby carrots
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 ½ cups whole milk, divided
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat
- and cook and stir the carrots
- onion
- and garlic until tender
- about 10 minutes. Place the ground beef into the skillet and cook and stir
- breaking up the meat as it cooks
- until browned. Drain off excess fat from the skillet
- and pour in 1 cup milk. Bring to a simmer
- reduce heat to medium-low
- and simmer until the milk is absorbed
- about 15 minutes.
- Place the beef mixture into a slow cooker
- and set the cooker to High. Stir in crushed tomatoes
- tomato paste
- salt
- pepper
- basil
- oregano
- and red pepper flakes
- and cook for 2 hours. Mix in 1/2 cup milk and Parmesan cheese
- stir well
- and cook for 2 more hours.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 8