Italian Meat Sauce (Weight Watcher Friendly - Crockpot)

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 hot Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 12 cup kalamata olive, pitted and sliced
• 14 cup no-salt-added tomato paste
• 1 12 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 14 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste)
• 1 (28 ounce) canno-salt-added crushed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
• 16 ounces whole wheat pasta, uncooked
• 12 cup torn fresh basil
• 3 ounces parmesan cheese, grated

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
3. Add onion and carrot to pan; saute 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add garlic; saute 1 minute, stirring constantly.
5. Place vegetable mixture in a 6-quart slow cooker.
6. Add sausage and beef to skillet; saute 6 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
7. To remove the excess grease, strain the beef in a colandar.
8. Add beef mixture to slow cooker.
9. Stir olives and next 6 ingredients (through tomato sauce) into slow cooker.
10. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.
11. Stir in oregano.
12. Prepare pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
13. Serve sauce with hot cooked pasta; top with basil and cheese.

olive oil, onions, carrot, garlic, sausage, ground sirloin, kalamata olive, salt, sugar, kosher salt, red pepper, cannosalt, nosalt, fresh oregano, whole wheat pasta, fresh basil, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-meat-sauce-weight-watcher-friendly-crockpot-449774 (may not work)