Whole-Wheat Penne with Eggplant-Tomato Sauce
Need a vegetarian main course? Whole-Wheat Penne with Eggplant-Tomato Sauce could be an outstanding recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 14g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 371 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have basil leaves, carrot, eggplant, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Mist a slow-cooker insert with cooking spray.
Combine butter, onion, celery, carrot and garlic in slow cooker.
Add eggplant, mushrooms and 1 tsp. salt. Stir in tomatoes, cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours. Stir once or twice during cooking.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook penne until just tender, about 10 minutes.
Drain pasta, toss with sauce, sprinkle with basil (and grated Parmesan, if desired) and serve.