Italian vegetable bake

Name: Italian vegetable bake
Prep time: 7 h
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, 3 crushed, 1 left whole; 400 grams chopped tomato; 1 bunch oregano, leaves chopped; 1 large pinch chilli flakes; 300 grams about 11oz baby or normal aubergines, sliced; 2 courgettes, sliced; 1 large jars roasted red peppers; 3 beef tomatoes, sliced; 1 bunch basil, torn (save 3 leaves for sprinkling over); 1 small baguette, sliced and toasted; 2 x 125g balls mozzarella, torn; 1 serving green salad, to serve

Italian vegetable bake is a side dish that serves 6. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 133 calories, 6g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Many people really liked this Mediterranean dish. A mixture of roasted peppers, normal aubergines, oregano, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 7 hours. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Italian Vegetable Bake, Italian Veggie Bake, and Italian Mostaccioli Bake.

Instructions

Put the slow cooker onto the High or the browning setting and tip in the crushed garlic, canned tomatoes, half the oregano leaves, chilli and some seasoning. Cook, covered, while you chop the rest of the vegetables.

Ingredients you will need

Canned Tomatoes

Oregano

Vegetable

Seasoning

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Equipment you will use

Slow Cooker

Tip out most of the sauce and start layering up half the vegetables and herbs with seasoning the aubergines, courgettes, red peppers, tomatoes, basil and remaining oregano.

Ingredients you will need

Red Pepper

Eggplant

Zucchini

Vegetable

Seasoning

Tomato

Oregano

Basil

Herbs

Sauce

Layer in half the bread, rubbed with the whole garlic clove, half the mozzarella and half the tipped-out tomato sauce. Repeat vegetable, herb and tomato sauce layers, followed by the bread and mozzarella. Push everything down well to compress, then cook on high for 5-6 hrs.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Garlic Cloves

Tomato Sauce