Spaghetti with Ground Beef in Slow Cooker is a dish that is one of the warm-up meals that make the house smell of the rich marinara and delicious ground beef simmering gently. The whole meal is put into the slow cooker itself including uncooked spaghetti noodles, and it is one pot meal that is easy to prepare. The pasta is low-slow cooked in the savory tomato sauce, which imparts all the Italian flavor and the richness. Melted mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley are added to this slow cooker spaghetti, making it a warm and satisfying family meal on a weeknight.
Ingredients of Crockpot Spaghetti
- Ground beef
- Quantity: 1 lb
- Small onion, diced
- Quantity: 1
- Cloves garlic, minced
- Quantity: 3
- Uncooked spaghetti noodles
- Quantity: 1 lb.
- Jar marinara sauce
- Quantity: 24 oz
- Can crushed tomatoes
- Quantity: 15 oz
- Beef broth
- Quantity: 2 cups
- Italian seasoning
- Quantity: 1 tsp
- Salt
- Quantity: 1/2 tsp
- Black pepper
- Quantity: 1/2 tsp
- Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Quantity: 1 1/2 cups
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Quantity: 1/2 cup
- Fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
Slow Cooker Spaghetti with Ground Beef
Step 1
Place the raw ground beef, chopped onion and chopped garlic into the crockpot. Roughly chop up the beef.
Step 2
Add the marinara sauce, crushed tomatoes, beef broth, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper. Stir to combine.
Step 3
Bend the uncooked spaghetti noodles into halves and stack them inside the crockpot and push them down in a way that the majority of them are submerged in the sauce.
Step 4
Bake or simmer on LOW in 3-4 hours or until the pasta becomes tender, turning it once or twice at some point in the cooking time to avoid sticking.
Step 5
After cooking the spaghetti add mozzarella and Parmesan cheese on top of the spaghetti. Repeat the cover and cook 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted.