Happy Monday. I hope everyone had a great weekend.
I’ve been excited to share this recipe with you today. I love this slow cooker spaghetti casserole. It’s totally easy peasy. I love meals like this that are pretty much no brainers and require little or no effort. It’s as simple as browning your ground beef, throwing it in the slow cooker along with some dry, broken spaghetti noodles and then topping it off with store-bought pasta sauce and a can of tomatoes. You will have to grate some cheese . . . hopefully you can handle that.
This stuff is so delicious. My husband said he likes it even better than regular spaghetti. I served it with a salad and some garlic bread . . .a perfect, simple, & delicious meal!
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 small onion , chopped
- 8 oz. spaghetti , broken into pieces
- 1 jar (24-oz) tomato & basil pasta sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can dice fire-roasted tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt & Pepper to taste
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Cook ground beef, salt and onion in a large skillet. Drain and set aside.
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Lightly grease a 5-qt. slow cooker and spoon half of the meat mixture into bottom. Top with uncooked spaghetti noodles. Spoon remaining half of meat mixture over top.
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In a medium bowl, combine pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, 1/2 cup water and Italian seasoning. Pour over meat, making sure all pieces of spaghetti noodles are covered.
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Cover and cook on low for 2 hours. After 2 hours, remove lid and sprinkle cheese on top. Cover and continue cooking on low for an additional 2 hours.
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Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Season with salt & pepper to taste, if needed.
Recipe Source: Adapted slightly from Southern Living Slow Cooker Suppers Magazine
My family really enjoyed this, and it was very easy to make. (One minor problem- my youngest child wasn’t keen on the fire roasted tomatoes, but it was easy to pick those out of her portion.)
Thank you for sharing a nice recipe.
Thanks Jocelyn. I actually put the fire-roasted tomatoes in the blender first so there were no pieces/chunks of tomatoes. I have a couple picky eaters and if they see any chunks of tomatoes, they pick them out so the blender thing worked great. Glad you enjoyed it.
That blender trick is a great idea! I will have to give it a try. Thanks again.
How many servings does this make?
If I double it for a large crock pot, would the directions change?
Hi Donna! This makes about servings. There shouldn’t be a need to change the directions if you double it and cook it in a larger slow cooker.