Easy Crock Pot Spaghetti

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil

1 pound ground beef (browned and drained)

24 ounce marinara sauce

3 cloves minced garlic (about 1-1/2 tsps)

1 tbsp minced onion (dried)

1 tbsp italian seasoning

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

2 cups hot water

16 ounces spaghetti pasta

1 cup water (as needed)

2 tbsp chopped basil (optional)

1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

Grease bottom and sides of the crock pot with olive oil.

Place the cooked and drained ground beef, spaghetti sauce, garlic, italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, minced onion and hot water into the crock pot. Stir until well mixed, cover and set the crock pot on High for 1 hour.

Break the pasta in half and place in the sauce. Stir the pasta so that it is covered with the sauce. Add 1/2 cup of water if the sauce is too thick and stir again.

Cover the crock pot and let the pasta cook for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes. add another 1/4 - 1/2 cup of water if needed, stir, cover and cook for another 15 - 30 minutes, until the pasta is done.

Nutrition

• Calories: 397 kcal
• Total Fat: 13.7 g
• Saturated Fat: 5.12 g
• Cholesterol: 42.38 mg
• Sodium: 540.2 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 48.38 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.41 g
• Total Sugars: 5.43 g
• Protein: 19.58 g