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Slow Cooker Pasta with Eggplant Sauce

Jenn Bare's slow-cooker breakfast. About 7-8 hours on Low or 3 1/2-4 hours on High in the crock, serves 6.

ApplianceSlow Cooker
Cook7-8 hours on Low or 3 1/2-4 hours on High
Serves6
Jenn BareWritten byJenn Bare
Slow Cooker Pasta with Eggplant Sauce

Method

Step by step

  1. 01

    Cook Sausage until brown in a skillet over medium-high heat until brown.

  2. 02

    Drain fat from Sausage.

  3. 03

    Peel eggplant, cutting eggplant into 1-inch pieces.

  4. 04

    Combine sausage, eggplant, tomatoes in puree, mushrooms, tomato paste, onion, wine, and garlic in a 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker.

  5. 05

    Cover. Cook on Low for 7 to 8 hours or on High for 3-1/2 to 4 hours.

  6. 06

    Stir in herbs and olives. If desired, season to taste with salt and pepper.

  7. 07

    Prepare pasta as directed on package approximately 20 minutes before you are ready to serve!

Tagged

cheesecrock poteggplantitalianitalian sausagemushroomsonionpasta

Originally published on getcrocked.com.

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Jenn Bare

Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.

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