Name: Crockpot Spaghetti Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound Italian sausage (Source: 1 pound Italian sausage); ½ teaspoon salt (Source: ½ teaspoon salt); ½ teaspoon ground pepper (Source: ½ teaspoon ground pepper); ½ teaspoon garlic salt (Source: ½ teaspoon garlic salt); 3 jars pasta sauce ((24 ounce each)) (Source: 3 jars of pasta sauce ((24 ounce each))); 1 pound spaghetti noodles (Source: 1 pound spaghetti noodles); ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated or powder) (Source: ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated or powder)); 4 ounces fat free cream cheese (Source: 4 ounces fat free cream cheese); 14.5 ounces can chicken broth (low sodium) (Source: 14.5 ounces can chicken broth (low sodium))

Get to know the ingredients

Italian sausage

In the method: Brown Italian sausage in medium skillet.

ground pepper

In the method: Season with salt, pepper and garlic salt.

garlic salt

In the method: Season with salt, pepper and garlic salt.

Let’s make it

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Servings

Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.

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1 pound Italian sausage
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Source: 1 pound Italian sausage
½ teaspoon salt
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Source: ½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
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Source: ½ teaspoon ground pepper
½ teaspoon garlic salt
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Source: ½ teaspoon garlic salt
3 jars pasta sauce (24 ounce each)
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Source: 3 jars of pasta sauce (24 ounce each)
1 pound spaghetti noodles
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Source: 1 pound spaghetti noodles
½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated or powder)
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Source: ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated or powder)
4 ounces fat free cream cheese
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Source: 4 ounces fat free cream cheese
14.5 ounces can chicken broth (low sodium)
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Source: 14.5 ounces can chicken broth (low sodium)

How to make it

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Brown Italian sausage in medium skillet. Season with salt, pepper and garlic salt. Drain grease and set sausage aside.
Pour one jar of pasta sauce on the bottom of your crock pot. Break spaghetti noodles in half and place on top of sauce. Put sausage on top of noodles. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Cut cream cheese into little chunks and put in crock pot on top of Parmesan cheese. Pour another jar of pasta sauce over the cream cheese.
Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours, stirring a few times throughout cooking time.
After three hours stir spaghetti mixture. Pour last jar of pasta sauce and chicken broth into crock pot. Replace lid and cook on low for one hour.

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The last little job

Finish as directed

Replace lid and cook on low for one hour.

A little more help as you go

Prepare the finishing addition

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Choose the cooking schedule

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A few questions you might have

What should I prepare first?

Set out the skillet, crock pot, and slow cooker. Start with this step: Brown Italian sausage in medium skillet.

Which preparation step should I plan for?

Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.

What happens at the end?

Replace lid and cook on low for one hour.

Is there another preparation step to plan for?

Have the final topping or garnish ready for its specified step.

Additional recipe notes

You can substitute the Italian sausage for ground beef, turkey or even chicken if you’d like. You can even skip the ground meat and use frozen meatballs instead! If you don’t want to use all chicken broth you can substitute some of it for water or all of it. Don’t have cream cheese? You can skip this ingredient, but the sauce won’t be as creamy. Remember that every slow cooker cooks differently and at different temperatures. It’s important that you know your crock pot. Keep an eye on your pasta, stirring in regularly and test it so you know when it’s done. Overcooked pasta gets gummy, mushy and isn’t ideal!

Crockpot Spaghetti Recipe

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