Slow Cooker Spinach Marinara Sauce Recipe

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Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 5hrs

Total: 5hrs15 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Slow Cooker Spinach Marinara Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil

1 onion

chopped

5 cloves garlic

minced

⅓ cup grated carrot

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach

thawed and drained

2 ⅔ (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms

drained

2 tablespoons salt

2 tablespoons dried oregano

2 tablespoons dried basil

2 ½ tablespoons crushed red pepper

2 bay leaves

1 (28 ounce) can peeled and crushed tomatoes

with liquid

Tomato-Cream Sauce for Pasta

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

In a 5 quart slow cooker combine olive oil onion garlic carrot spinach tomato paste mushrooms salt oregano basil crushed red pepper bay leaves and tomatoes.

Step 2

Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Stir reduce heat to low and cook for 1 to 2 hours more.

Nutritional Information

Slow Cooker Spinach Marinara Sauce Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 176.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.6g 13%

Carbohydrates: 25.1g 8%

Dietary Fiber: 7.5g 30%

Sugars: 8.9g

Fat: 8.2g 13%

Saturated Fat: 1.2g 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 8107.9IU 162%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.9mg 38%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 29%

Vitamin C: 27.7mg 46%

Folate: 81.8mcg 20%

Calcium: 148.3mg 15%

Iron: 5mg 28%

Magnesium: 82.3mg 29%

Potassium: 1148.3mg 32%

Sodium: 2418mg 97%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 21%

Calories From Fat: 73.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.