Description
A hearty and delicious slow cooker spaghetti recipe featuring Italian sausage, spaghetti noodles, and creamy cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 3 (24 ounce) pasta sauce
- 1 pound spaghetti noodles
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated or powdered)
- 4 ounces fat-free cream cheese
- 14 ½ ounces chicken broth
Instructions
- Brown Italian sausage in a medium skillet on stove top until completely cooked through. Season sausage with salt, pepper and garlic salt. Drain excess grease and set aside.
- Pour one jar of pasta sauce in the bottom of slow cooker. Break all spaghetti noodles in half and place on top of sauce.
- Pour browned sausage over noodles and sprinkle on Parmesan cheese.
- Cut cream cheese into bite-sized pieces and place on top of cheese. Pour another jar of pasta sauce over cream cheese.
- Cover slow cooker with lid and cook on high for 3 hours. After 3 hours, remove lid and stir contents of the slow cooker. Pour in the last jar of pasta sauce and can of chicken broth.
- Replace lid and cook another hour on low or until ready to serve.
Notes
- This dish is perfect for meal prep or feeding a crowd.
- Feel free to add vegetables like bell peppers or mushrooms for extra nutrition.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg