This easy recipe for gluten free slow cooker spaghetti is made in your crockpot with hamburger. This healthy recipe is made with olives and layered with ground beef. It is a cheesy and quick meal that you can make ahead.
I know I cook for a living, but some days I don't feel like making dinner. I think it is a reality for most of us no matter what you do for a living. In my single days I would have had a bowl of cereal and a yogurt for dinner. When I first met my husband he thought I had lost my mind. He doesn't think it's dinner if it doesn't have meat as an ingredient.
This recipe is perfect to throw together quickly and let it slow cook all afternoon. Often I put this together during my lunch break and then dinner is waiting for us.
If you are looking for more beef recipes try these: 10 Easy Gluten Free Beef Recipes
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Ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Yellow Onion
- Minced Garlic
- Gluten Free Spaghetti Noodles
- Spaghetti Sauce
- Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- Black Olives
- Water
- Italian Seasoning
- Sea Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
- Dried Parsley
- Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
In a frying pan cook the ground beef until there is very little pink left. Add the onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion is just starting to become tender and translucent.
In a bowl mix together the spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, olives, water, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley.
In the slow cooker pot add half the cooked beef mixture. Break the spaghetti noodles into thirds and spread them over the beef mixture. Be sure to spread them around, if you leave them together they will cook in clumps!
Pour the rest of the beef mixture over the noodle pieces. Then pour the spaghetti sauce mixture over all of this. Top with the cheddar cheese.
On the Low setting on your slow cooker cook for 3 hours.
The slow cooker spaghetti is done when the noodles are tender.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Good gluten free spaghetti noodles are key! I really like the Jovial Brown Rice Spaghetti Noodles. I think they taste the most like what I remember regular spaghetti tasting like. They hold together really well also.
These noodles are perfect if you can't have corn products too. I love that they are simply brown rice and water.
I layer the meat, onion, garlic and sauce mixture into the bottom of the slow cooker. Then I break up the spaghetti noodles into thirds and spread them into a layer. You don't want to leave them clumped together or they will stick together.
The Jovial Brown Rice Spaghetti Noodles does not have eggs in the ingredients. I've also used the Trader Joe's brand, the Great Value Walmart brand and the Barilla gluten free pastas. None of these have eggs.
It is always key to read the ingredients each time you purchase pasta. I've been disappointed before to get home and realize they've changed the ingredients on some of my favorite gluten free products.
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PrintGluten Free Slow Cooker Spaghetti
- Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 7 servings 1x
Description
This easy recipe for gluten free slow cooker spaghetti is made in your crockpot with hamburger. This healthy recipe is made with olives and layered with ground beef. It is a cheesy and quick meal that you can make ahead.
Ingredients
2 pounds Ground Beef
1 medium Yellow Onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
8 ounces Gluten Free Spaghetti Noodles, uncooked and broken into large pieces
1 - 24 ounce jar Spaghetti Sauce
1 - 14.5 ounce can Fire Roasted Tomatoes
1 - 6 ounce can Black Olives, chopped
½ cup Water
2 tsp. Dried Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. Sea Salt
½ tsp. Ground Black Pepper
1 Tbsp. Dried Parsley
1 ½ cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded
Instructions
In a frying pan cook the ground beef until there is very little pink left. Add the onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion is just starting to become tender and translucent.
In a bowl mix together the spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, olives, water, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley.
In the slow cooker pot add half the cooked beef mixture. Break the spaghetti noodles into thirds and spread them over the beef mixture. Be sure to spread them around, if you leave them together they will cook in clumps!
Pour the rest of the beef mixture over the noodle pieces. Then pour the spaghetti sauce mixture over all of this. Top with the cheddar cheese.
On the Low setting on your slow cooker cook for 3 hours.
The slow cooker spaghetti is done when the noodles are tender.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Gluten Free
Rebecca says
Very easy to follow recipe!!
smallfarmbiglife says
Thanks Rebecca! I'm glad you enjoyed this recipe. ~Elaine