Slow Cooker Spicy Sausage Bolognaise with Green Beans
It’s a slow cooker kinda day! And man can the slow cooker create an incredible sauce packed with flavor! If spaghetti with meat sauce is a favorite at your house like it is at mine, double this recipe. It keeps in the freezer for months. Our family prefers spaghetti, but rigatoni is really nice too; the holes grab onto the sauce! A few green beans, a slice of bread, and BAM! One note: The Bolognese recipe makes about 6 servings.
Slow Cooker Spicy Sausage Bolognaise
SERVINGS : 6 PEOPLE COOK TIME : HOURS PREP TIME : MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
- 2-3 slices bacon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup onion, minced
- 1 cup carrot, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound spicy sausage
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces spaghetti
DIRECTIONS
- In a large pan, sauté bacon over medium heat for about 4-5 minutes. Add butter, onion, carrot, and garlic and cook until soft, about 5-8 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium high and add sausage. Brown well and drain all in a colander in the sink.
- Place the sausage mixture in the bowl of a slow cooker. Add wine, tomatoes and bay leaves. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on low for about 6-8 hours. You cannot over cook this.
- Before serving remove bay leaves and stir in cream.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- Spoon Bolognaise over pasta and serve.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving: Calories 494 Fat 27 Sat Fat 9 Sodium 933 Carbs 35 Sugars 9 Fiber 5 Protein 24.
Green Beans
SERVINGS : 4 PEOPLE PREP TIME : MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons butter, optional
- kosher salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Place green beans in a pan, cover with water, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and let cook about 3 minutes or until bright green and crisp tender.
- Drain water, add butter, toss to melt, and season with salt and pepper.
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 121g Calories 86 Fat 5 Sat Fat 3 Sodium 48 Carbs 8 Fiber 3 Sugars 1 Protein 2.
NOTES
KID NOTE: Plates licked clean. ?
VEGETARIAN TIP: Skip the sausage. Cook the remaining ingredients according to the recipe. In the last 30 minutes of cooking, add chopped zucchini, kale, and mushrooms.
GLUTEN MODIFICATIONS: Use gluten free pasta.
This is not correctly promoted
Since it requires a lot of prep work before it reaches the crockpot
Very misleading