Beef / Pork

Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies is for Dinner.

Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies takes 240 minutes to cook.

Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies are:

Onions, raw, 1 medium chopped
Garlic, 6 cloves chopped
*Ground Beef 93% Lean, 16 oz
Crushed Tomatoes (28oz can)
Tomato Sauce (8 oz can)
Red Ripe Tomatoes (28oz can or 4 cups fresh diced)
Eggplant, fresh, 1.5 cup, cubes
Broccoli florets, fresh, 1.5 cup, chopped
Butternut Squash, 2 cup, cubes
*Healthy Harvest Pasta, Rotini, 12 oz
Cottage Cheese, 2% Milkfat, 12 oz
Mozzarella Cheese, part skim milk, 4 oz shredded
3 Egg Whites
Parsley, dried, 1 tbsp

* Oregano, ground, .5 tbsp
* Basil, .5 tbsp
* Thyme, ground, .5 tbsp

**Or just use 2 TBL. Italian Seasoning

Here is how you make Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies:

Cook onions and garlic in lean ground beef. Drain off all fat/grease. Add Italian seasonings to meat. Stir in all tomato ingredients. Chop all veggies and mix together in a bowl.Mix cottage cheese, mozzeralla cheese, parsley and egg whites in a separate bowl. In large slow cooker, cover bottom w/ sauce mixture.Add layer of veggie mix, then sprinkle layer of pasta (not cooked), then sauce mix, then cheese mix, veggie mix, pasta, sauce, cheese, etc. Make sure top layer is sauce. Cook in slow cooker on low heat for 4-4.5. If my calculations are correct, it makes 12 - 1 cup servings (or more!)Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AGRENANCO.

The nutritional information for Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 266.7

• Total Fat: 5.8 g
• Cholesterol: 29.4 mg
• Sodium: 393.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g
• Protein: 21.3 g

Slow cooker pasta w/ veggies is Italian cuisine.