Slow Cooker Veggie-Loaded Marinara
A hearty homemade marinara sauce packed with fresh vegetables and herbs, slowly simmered to perfection in a slow cooker. This sauce combines carrots, celery, onions, and bell peppers with crushed tomatoes and aromatic herbs for a flavorful and nutritious pasta sauce.
8 servings
6 hr
Ingredients
- •2 whole carrots
- •2 stalks celery
- •1 whole yellow onion
- •1 whole red bell pepper
- •2 cloves garlic
- •2 containers whole peeled tomatoes
- •2 tablespoons tomato paste
- •1 whole bay leaf
- •1 teaspoon dried oregano
- •½ cup fresh basil
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •⅛ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine all the ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours. Remove the bay leaf. Blend with an immersion blender to the desired consistency. Adjust the seasonings to taste.
360 min
