Crockpot sunday sauce

Sunday Gravy is an all-day tomato sauce just like your Italian nonna used to make. It's rich, meaty, and the best pasta sauce ever!

Today, I'm bringing you a recipe that holds a special place in my heart and kitchen: my Dad's Sunday sauce recipe. It's a rich Italian-style red sauce loaded with tender meatballs, zesty Italian sausage, and spicy pepperoni that simmers low and slow in the oven. It's comfort food of the absolute highest quality and perfect for a family dinner or gathering.

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…

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.

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…

traditional slow cooker sunday red sauce (sweetandsavoryfood.com)

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

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Sunday sauce is an easy recipe. There are no "Italian" secrets. There are no tricks. The only important part of the process is using high quality and fresh ingredients. Sauce tastes good when it's made with the right ingredients. A little time and patience is the only thing require for my not-so-secret Sunday Sauce.