It is always very hot where I live when the tomatoes and peppers are ripe, so I constantly seek out crock pot recipes. Here is one I use for spaghetti sauce.
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Ingredients:
4 onions, chopped
2 Tbsp. dried basil
4 minced garlic cloves
2 chopped, seeded bell peppers
1/2 cup olive oil
16 cups (5 lbs.) chopped tomatoes
2 Tbsp. dried oregano
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup white sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
3/4 tsp. black pepper
Directions:
Dump and stir! I use a 6 quart pot. Low for 7 1/2 hours. If it needs thickening, I add 1 small tomato paste towards the end.
Source: I found this at allrecipes.com and have played with the recipe several times, but this is the basic version that I love.
I love using crock pots and developed this way of cooking Italian food when I was working. I put a can of spaghetti sauce in a crock pot and then add either Italian sausage, chicken, or beef such as London broil.