Crockpot sunday sauce

If you love a meat sauce, you will love this slow cooker Sunday sauce. It combines beef and Italian sausage, simmered for hours in the slow cooker with tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, garlic, and seasonings. There is some prep work that needs to happen in the morning (about 30 to 40 minutes), so plan ahead. The meat is browned first on the stove, and then the veggies are sauteed in that same pan so they soak up the flavor. Once that's done, it all goes in the slow cooker, and it's hands off…

Whether it’s called red sauce, sugo or gravy, you’ll find a big pot of the rich tomato sauce simmering all Sunday long in many Italian-American households. Every family has their own version, but this recipe includes shreddy pork shoulder, sausage and meatballs. This slow-cooker version lets you simmer it overnight or while you’re not home, and without splatters and stirring (though you can also make it on a stovetop). Once the sauce is done, coat pasta in the sauce, spoon the meats on top…

Whether it’s called red sauce, sugo or gravy, you’ll find a big pot of the rich tomato sauce simmering all Sunday long in many Italian-American households. Every family has their own version, but this recipe includes shreddy pork shoulder, sausage and meatballs. This slow-cooker version lets you simmer it overnight or while you’re not home, and without splatters and stirring (though you can also make it on a stovetop). Once the sauce is done, coat pasta in the sauce, spoon the meats on top…

Every Sunday, my mother would rise early to assemble her “Sunday Gravy,” which is what Italian Americans in Philadelphia, much of New Jersey and enclaves of Connecticut called your basic red sauce.

Sunday gravy recipe (Italian Sunday sauce) Slow-simmered tomato sauce cooked in the Italian tradition with meat. Worth the wait!

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traditional slow cooker sunday red sauce (sweetandsavoryfood.com)

This recipe for Sunday sauce comes together in a slow cooker. It features a combination of pork shoulder and sweet Italian sausage.

Beef short ribs and spicy Italian sausage are slow cooked to perfection in this Slow Cooker Short Rib Sunday Gravy.

Grandma’s Sunday SauceMy grandmother was born in Puglia, Italy and this was her family’s recipe for “Sunday Sauce” which is an all day cook meat sauce. Her recipe has numerous components - all adding to the delicious flavor - but one of the secrets to my grandmother’s Sunday Sauce was to add all the bones from meals enjoyed throughout the week, giving the sauce a depth of flavor that is both distinct and hearty. Making this recipe instantly brings back memories of overflowing pasta dishes…