This hearty recipe has a very complex flavor. One of the more surprising parts of the recipe is that pasta cooks right in the crockpot.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Ingredients:
- 4 cups vegetable broth or stock
- 4 cups tomato juice
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. dried basil leaves
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 (14 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1-1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta
- Parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese in a 4-5 quart crockpot. Cover crockpot and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours until vegetables are tender. Stir in pasta. Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 15-25 minutes until pasta is tender. Sprinkle each serving with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. 12 servings
