Easy Does It Spaghetti

Delicious and easy. You don't have to boil the spaghetti as it cooks the last hour in the slow cooker.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 tablespoons dry minced onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 16 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained (optional)
• 3 cups tomato juice
• 4 ounces dry spaghetti (1 1/2 cups), broken into 4 to 5 inch pieces

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef in skillet and place in slow cooker.
2. Slice mushrooms if using.
3. Add all remaining ingredients except dry spaghetti; stir well.
4. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 5 hours. Turn to HIGH for the last hour, and stir in dry spaghetti.

Attribution

From the kitchen of Linda Jolly, Arizona.