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Slow Cooker Slawghetti + VIDEO

Slow cooker slawghetti is an easy and healthy recipe where broccoli slaw cooks to a soft spaghetti consistency. This simple recipe is a great low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 compatible alternative to spaghetti. The best part is you can tailor the recipe to your liking. Use your preferred ground meat and add your favorite veggies! Instructions to make this tasty one-pot meal in the Instant Pot are also included. 

close up pic of slawghetti in a bowl after cooking

Ingredients For Slawghetti

The 4 main ingredients in this recipe are: 12 ounces broccoli slaw (I use store-bought), 1 pound of protein, and 28 ounces of crushed or diced tomatoes, and seasonings. Outside of that, use your creativity. For the protein, use your preferred ground meat whether it be beef, turkey, pork, chicken. 

  • Ground Meat
  • Broccoli Slaw
  • Crushed Or Diced Tomatoes
  • Seasonings: dried herbs, salt, pepper
overhead shot of uncooked slawghetti in a black slow cooker

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overhead shot of uncooked slawghetti in a black slow cooker

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How To Make Slawghetti In The Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker

Optional but recommended: heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground meat and brown the meat, crumbling as you go. Drain grease.

  1. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
  2. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

Instant Pot

  1. Set Instant Pot to the saute setting. Once hot, add the oil,  ground meat, onion. Cook until the meat is browned and the veggies are soft, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.  Crumbling the meat as it cooks. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute. Turn off the pressure cooker. 
  2. Stir in tomatoes. If needed, deglaze the bottom by scrapping any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
  3. Close and seal vent. Select high pressure and set time for 9 minutes. When cooking time is complete, quick-release the pressure.
overhead shot of cooked slawghetti in a black slow cooker

after

 

What is Slawghetti?

What the heck is slawghetti? Slawghetti is broccoli slaw cooked to a soft spaghetti consistency. I add my protein (usually ground meat) and vegetables to this recipe for an easy low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 compatible one-pot meal.

 

 

FAQs & Tips

  • I like to use ground meat but you can also use sliced boneless, skinless chicken, beef.
  • Make this vegetarian by omitting the meat all together and adding in more vegetables like portobello mushrooms or even tofu.
  • I tend to always brown my ground meat before slow cooking so I can drain the grease before adding it to the slow cooker. Using the Instant Pot makes this step easy because the saute allows you to do this directly in the pot.
  • Get creative! Add your favorite vegetables and use your preferred ground meat!
  • I cook my slawghetti for the full 6 hours on low because I like my broccoli slaw strands to be very soft (not mushy, soft). If you like al dente strands then check on them after a couple of hours.
  • I used my 3.5 quart slow cooker for this recipe.  Serving a larger crowd? Double the recipe and use a 6-quart.

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Slow Cooker Slawghetti

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Slow cooker slawghetti is an easy and healthy recipe where broccoli slaw cooks to a soft spaghetti consistency. This simple recipe is a great low-carb, paleo, and Whole30 compatible alternative to spaghetti. The best part is you can tailor the recipe to your liking. Use your preferred ground meat and add your favorite veggies! Instructions to make this tasty one-pot meal in the Instant Pot are also included.

  • Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 12 ounces broccoli slaw
  • 1 pound ground meat
  • 28 ounces crushed or diced tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup onion, diced
  • 1 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon dried herbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or more)
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon oil

Instructions

Slow Cooker

Optional but recommended: heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground meat and brown the meat, crumbling as you go. Drain grease.

  1. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
  2. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

Instant Pot

  1. Set Instant Pot to the saute setting. Once hot, add the oil,  ground meat, onion. Cook until the meat is browned and the veggies are soft, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.  Crumbling the meat as it cooks. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute. Turn off the pressure cooker.
  2. Stir in tomatoes. If needed, deglaze the bottom by scrapping any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
  3. Close and seal vent. Select high pressure and set time for 9 minutes. When cooking time is complete, quick-release the pressure.
  • Author: Shannon Epstein
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 hours

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 260
  • Sugar: 2.2 g
  • Sodium: 591.4 mg
  • Fat: 3.8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 21.6 g
  • Fiber: 3 g
  • Protein: 27.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 67.8 mg

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Slow Cooker Slawghetti + VIDEO
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Nancy

Thursday 4th of August 2022

First off, THANK YOU! This is such a quick easy meal for a busy night, and my husband (picky), LOVES it - requests it so often, it's now in our bi-weekly rotation. Lately I haven't had the large cans of tomatoes, so I've been using one 14oz can of diced and one 14 oz can of tomato sauce. I top it with some nutritional yeast and he uses parmesan. SO good and easy in the IP!

Keisha M.

Monday 6th of September 2021

Saw this recipe on Instagram and decide to make it. Glad I did, it was so simple and flavorful. This will be a staple for meal prepping.

Shannon Epstein

Saturday 11th of September 2021

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Dianne

Tuesday 22nd of September 2020

Love this dish, are you sure the carbs are 21 grams? Seems a bit high for what the ingredients are. Thanks

Julie Becker Cargo

Sunday 20th of January 2019

I used the Instant Pot recipe..we love it. I've sauted green and orange peppers with onions..with ground Turkey it is super low carb, lean protein, low fat..healthy homestyle casserole.

Art

Saturday 19th of May 2018

Does this recipe freeze well?

Fit SlowCooker Queen

Monday 5th of November 2018

Yes!