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This simple crockpot tomato sauce takes little effort. It is easy to fill the crockpot up with fresh tomatoes, onions, and garlic and let it simmer all day.<\/p>\n

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This crockpot tomato sauce is something that I rely on often during the peak of the tomato harvest. While the majority of the tomatoes from the garden are preserved in large batches for winter food storage. The crockpot is perfect for making smaller batch for fresh eating.<\/p>\n

It takes little effort to fill the crockpot up with all the ingredients and let it simmer all day. You can even break up the process over a few days if you are crunched for time by cooling and refrigerating the sauce part way through and start cooking again the next day.<\/p>\n

Tips for Making Crockpot Tomato Sauce<\/h2>\n

Select meaty, plumb or paste tomatoes for a thick and flavorful sauce.<\/strong> My favorites are Roma, San Marzano, Amish Paste, and Juliet. Paste tomatoes have very little water content. You can still use other types of tomatoes, but it will take longer for the sauce to thicken.<\/p>\n

Cooking the tomatoes with the skins and seeds <\/strong>helps to thicken the sauce with the fruit’s natural pectin.<\/p>\n

Run the cooked sauce through a food strainer to remove seeds and skins.<\/strong> After the sauce has simmered for a while and the ingredients have softened, run though a through a food strainer<\/a>\u00a0or food mill<\/a> to remove skins, seeds, and to smooth out the sauce. If you don’t mind the seeds and skins, you can use an immersion hand blender<\/a> to smooth out your sauce.<\/p>\n

Using fresh herbs:<\/strong> I like using fresh herbs because they are readily available from the garden during the summer, but dried herbs are better for slow cooking because the flavor doesn’t diminish from cooking. If you are using fresh herbs, add extra at the end of the cooking time.<\/p>\n

This homemade crockpot tomato sauce pairs perfectly with Ricotta Gnocchi<\/a>, Homemade Egg Noodles<\/a>, Zucchini Lasagna<\/a>, spiralized veggies, spaghetti squash, and as a pizza topping. Since you are not canning this tomato sauce, feel free to add other ingredients such as precooked mushrooms, green peppers, sausage, or meatballs.<\/p>\n

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Crockpot Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes<\/h2>\n
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This simple crockpot tomato sauce takes little effort. It is easy to fill the crockpot up with fresh tomatoes, onions, and garlic and let it simmer all day.<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Course <\/span>Pantry Ingredients<\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cuisine <\/span>Italian<\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Keyword <\/span>crockpot tomato sauce<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time <\/span>8 hours<\/span><\/span> hours<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>8 hours<\/span><\/span> hours<\/span> 15 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>8<\/span> 1\/2 cup servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories <\/span>100<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Author <\/span>Grow a Good Life<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>