Slow-Cooker Beef-Sausage Meatballs and Marinara

Name: Slow-Cooker Beef-Sausage Meatballs and Marinara
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, olive oil; 2 , onions, chopped fine; 2/3 cup, tomato paste (see note); 8 cloves, minced garlic (see note); 1 tablespoon, dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; , Salt; 1/2 cup, red wine; 2 , (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes; 1 cup, grated Parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup, shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/4 pound, Italian sausage, casings removed; 2 large, eggs; 1 1/4 pounds, 85 percent lean ground beef; 3 tablespoons, heavy cream; 2 tablespoons, finely chopped fresh basil

Main Courses
Pasta
Beef
Pork
Slow Cooker

Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2009, Cook's Country TV

The meatballs crumbled. The sauce lost its savor. A favorite dinner fell very short. Aren't slow cookers supposed to simplify things?

SERVES 6

TIME 4 to 5 hours on low

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