Slow Cooker Church Supper Spaghetti

🔹️Prep Time: 15 minutes

🔹️Cook Time: 4–6 hours

🔹️Serves: 8–10

👉Ingredients:

↪️2 lbs ground beef or Italian sausage

↪️1 medium onion, diced

↪️4 cloves garlic, minced

↪️2 jars (24 oz each) of your favorite pasta sauce

↪️1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes (optional)

↪️2 tsp Italian seasoning

↪️1 tsp sugar (to balance acidity)

↪️1 tsp salt (or to taste)

↪️½ tsp black pepper

↪️1 lb spaghetti, broken in half

↪️4 cups water or low-sodium beef broth

↪️1 cup shredded mozzarella (optional)

↪️½ cup grated Parmesan (optional)

↪️Fresh basil or parsley, for garnish

👉Instructions:

✅️1. Brown the Meat:

Cook ground beef, onion, and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until browned. Drain the excess fat.

✅️2. Add to Slow Cooker:

Transfer the meat mixture to your slow cooker. Stir in the pasta sauce, diced tomatoes (if using), Italian seasoning, sugar, salt, and pepper.

✅️3. Cook:

Cover and cook on LOW for 4–5 hours or HIGH for 2–3 hours.

✅️4. Add Pasta:

About 30–40 minutes before serving, stir in the broken spaghetti and water (or broth). Make sure the pasta is fully covered in sauce.

✅️5. Continue Cooking:

Cover again and cook on HIGH for another 30–40 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until the noodles are tender.

✅️6. Optional Cheese Topping:

Sprinkle mozzarella over the top during the last 10 minutes if you want it cheesy.

✅️7. Serve:

Spoon into bowls, top with Parmesan and fresh herbs, and enjoy!

👉Tips:

🔸️For a creamy version, stir in ½ cup of cream cheese or ricotta at the end.

🔸️Doubling the recipe? Use a large slow cooker.

🔸️For easy prep: brown the meat and mix with sauce the night before and refrigerate—then start the slow cooker in the morning.