Whole-Wheat Penne with Eggplant-Tomato Sauce

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

1
Mist a slow-cooker insert with cooking spray.
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2
Combine butter, onion, celery, carrot and garlic in slow cooker.
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3
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.
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4
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook penne until just tender, about 10 minutes.
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5
Drain pasta, toss with sauce, sprinkle with basil (and grated Parmesan, if desired) and serve.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In6 hrs, 20 m.
Servings6
Health Score11
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