Slow Cooker Spinach Marinara Sauce

Ingredients

• 2  bay leaves 
• 4.5 ounce mushrooms drained sliced canned
• 28 ounce canned tomatoes with liquid crushed peeled canned
• 0.3 cup carrots grated
• 2.5 tablespoons pepper red crushed
• 2 tablespoons basil dried
• 10 ounce pkt spinach frozen thawed drained chopped
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 0.3 cup olive oil 
• 1  onion chopped
• 2 tablespoons oregano dried
• 2 tablespoons salt 
• 6 ounce tomato paste canned

Equipment

• slow cooker

Directions

1. In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine olive oil, onion, garlic, carrot, spinach, tomato paste, mushrooms, salt, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, bay leaves and tomatoes.
2. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Stir, reduce heat to low and cook for 1 to 2 hours more.