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Crock Pot Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce Recipe

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
This Crock Pot Butternut Squash Sauce recipe is going to knock your socks off! It has a deep rich flavor you won't find in any other homemade sauce recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 4 cups
Calories 146 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup diced red bell pepper
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 cups cooked butternut squash cubes (I used my Instant Pot Butternut Squash or you could use my Crock Pot Butternut Squash)
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 4 cups water
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Instructions 

  • In a skillet melt the butter and saute the bell pepper, onion, garlic, salt and pepper until the vegetables are translucent and very soft. Pour into the crock pot.
  • Add the cooked butternut squash, tomato paste and water to the crock pot. Sprinkle the sugar over the top. Stir to mix well.
  • Place the cover on the slow cooker and turn the heat to low.
  • Slow cook for 8 hours if using cubed butternut squash. If using mashed butternut squash cook for 6 hours.
  • Once the sauce has simmered and has thickened if you used cubed butternut squash scoop the solids from the slow cooker and puree in a blender. Pour the puree back into the crock pot and mix well.
  • If the sauce is not thick enough for your liking turn the crock pot heat up to high and prop the lid so it is slighlty ajar and there is room for the steam to exscape. Continue cooking for another hour or so or until the sauce has thickened to your liking.
  • Turn the slow cooker off and allow the sauce to cool.
  • Once cool, if not using immediately transfer the butternut squash sauce to storage containers. Can be frozen in portion size to use another day.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 693mgPotassium: 759mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 8849IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 2mg
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