loaded veggie pasta sauce- slow cooker

Name: Loaded Veggie Pasta Sauce- slow cooker
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 h
Yield: 11
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 cup(s) eggplant, peeled & diced small; 1 cup(s) green pepper, diced; 1 cup(s) red pepper, diced; 1 cup(s) sweet onion, diced; 8 clove(s) garlic, minced; 4 can(s) (14.5 oz. each) italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained & diced; 6 ounce(s) italian-style tomato paste; 2 tablespoon(s) light brown sugar, packed; 2 tablespoon(s) italian seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon(s) red pepper flakes

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Teresa Jacobson

New Orleans, LA

Updated on Feb 5, 2012

This is a hearty pasta sauce that is so flavorful you will NEVER use store bought pasta sauce again! Feel free to add other veggies such as shredded carrot and shredded zucchini. It's a great way to sneak in veggies for those that don't like them. It's so good, you won't need to add meat. You could but it's not necessary! I promise!! ** Use this sauce in my http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/italian/double-loaded-veggie-lasagna.html?p=2

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Added leek, zucchini, carrot, mushrooms, ground flax, and celery to this batch along with the items in the recipe. SOoooo good!! Put 4 cups on a pound of cooked rigatoni... HEAVENLY!! 7Jan13

prep time 30 Min

cook time 10 Hr

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

yield 11 cups

Ingredients

6 cups eggplant, peeled & diced small
1 cup green pepper, diced
1 cup red pepper, diced
1 cup sweet onion, diced
8 cloves garlic, minced
4 cans (14.5 oz. each) italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained & diced
6 ounces italian-style tomato paste
2 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

How To Make loaded veggie pasta sauce- slow cooker

Step 1

In a large slow cooker, combine eggplant, peppers, onion, and garlic.

Step 2

Add undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, Italian seasoning, and red pepper; stir well.
Step 3

Cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours.
Step 4

Use half the sauce in the Double Loaded Veggie Lasagna (also listed on JAP.) The rest may be served over your choice of pasta.
Step 5

Nutritional Info for sauce only--- 76 calories per cup (Yep that's right!!) 1.3g fat (0.2g saturated) 2mg cholesterol 26mg sodium 15.9g carbs (4.5g dietary fiber 9.7g sugars) 2.9g protein
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