"Dial up the nutrition in a family-friendly dinner -- pasta and meat sauce -- with sauteed eggplant, pepper, onion, and zucchini...."
INGREDIENTS
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8 tablespoons olive oil
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1 large eggplant (about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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1 medium onion, finely chopped
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1 green bell pepper (ribs and seeds removed), finely chopped
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1 zucchini (about 8 ounces), quartered lengthwise, sliced 1/4-inch-thick crosswise
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1 garlic clove, minced
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Coarse salt and ground pepper
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1 pound ground beef chuck
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1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
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1 tablespoon dried oregano
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1 pound rigatoni or other short tubular pasta
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Parmesan cheese, shaved (optional)