A house full of guests requires a great meal thats also easy on the cook, and our slow cooker bolognese sauce is exactly that. This hearty meat sauce serves 12 people generouslyor 16 people if you serve smaller portions or have lots of side dishes. Made with ground beef, spicy italian sausage, and diced pancetta plus red wine, italian seasoning, and lots of vegetables, its a robust, fully flavored topping for your favorite pasta. Best of all, this bolognese sauce tastes incredible even when made ahead. (in fact, it may taste even better after the flavors have had a few days to come together. ) the sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 5 days or frozen in an airtight container (or ziplock freezer bags) up to 3 months.