Ingredients
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 large sweet onion, chopped
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1 lb lean ground beef
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1 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
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1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
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1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
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1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
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1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
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1/4 teaspoon dried basil
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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
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2 teaspoons garlic powder
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
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1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
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1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
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1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and sausage, until sausage is browned, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the sausage and onions to a slow cooker.
- In the same skillet, cook and stir the ground beef, Italian seasoning, 1 t of garlic powder, and marjoram, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the ground beef into the slow cooker.
- Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, thyme, basil, oregano and 2 t garlic powder.
- Cook on low for about 8 hours.
- About 15 minutes before serving, stir in the sugar.
- Serve hot over pasta.