Fire Roasted Slow Cooker Arrabbiata Sauce
Savory, delicious and so easy, this sauce bubbles for hours in a slow cooker.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 4 1/2 cups 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 slices of bacon
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 – 14.5 ounce cans dice Fire Roasted tomatoes
- 2 – 8 ounce cans tomato sauce (or one 14.5 can)
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/4 cup red wine
- Salt to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Fry bacon in skillet on stove top over medium heat until crispy.
- Remove bacon to paper towel-lined plate to drain; once cool enough to touch, crumble bacon and set aside.
- Add chopped onion to bacon grease in skillet and saute’ a few minutes.
- Add garlic and continue to saute’ until onions are translucent and lightly browned.
- Add crumbled bacon to onions and garlic and stir to combine; remove from heat.
- Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, balsamic vinegar, crushed red pepper, wine and onion/garlic/bacon mixture to 4-quart slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Taste and add salt, if necessary.
- Cover and turn slow cooker on high and simmer for 4 hours.
- Serve over favorite pasta and sprinkle with fresh parsley (optional).
