Make-It-Mine Slow Cooker Marinara Sauce
No need to buy jarred marinara sauce! Customize your own at home with your family's favorite vegetables and seasonings, then prepare it in your slow cooker for an easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Directions
*Make-It-Mine Alternate Ingredients:
Options for Diced Tomatoes with Herbs: Three undrained 14.5-ounce cans no-salt-added fire-roasted diced tomatoes or no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, cut up (omit sugar if using the stewed tomatoes)Options for Carrots: 2 cups peeled and coarsely chopped eggplant or parsnipsOptions for Celery: 1 1/2 cups sliced fennel or celeriacOptions for Chopped Onion: 1 cup sliced leeks, shallots, or green onions, or frozen small whole onionsOptions for Sweet Pepper: 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh portobello mushrooms, sliced fresh button mushrooms, or roasted red sweet pepper stripsOptions for Italian Seasoning: 2 teaspoons dried basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, or fines herbes
To Store:
Spoon cooled marinara sauce into freezer containers. Seal and freeze for up to 4 months. To serve, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.