I was making meatball sliders to bring to a potluck last weekend. It would have been easy to grab a jar of sauce, but I didn’t have time to run to the store. I tossed this together in the crock pot before cooking the meatballs. This sauce is tasty and easy to make – perfect for a weeknight dinner.

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Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Tomato Sauce

Prefect for a weeknight dinner, this sauce is done in 20 minutes.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: crock pot pasta sauce, homemade pasta sauce, slow cooker pasta sauce

Servings: 3 cups

Equipment

• Slow cooker

Ingredients

• 1 28 oz can tomato puree
• 2 packets Good Seasons Italian dressing mix
• 3 tbsp dried minced onion
• ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cook on high for 20 minutes, or low for at least 1 hour.

Notes

You can also simmer this on the stovetop instead for 20 minutes. I use the slow cooker because I usually add meatballs (see meatball sub sliders), so it’s easy to just add the meatballs right into the sauce for cooking.