Mediterranean Vegetable Stew

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium eggplant, chopped
• 2 zucchini, chopped
• 1 red bell peppers or 1 green bell pepper, seeded, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped or 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 (14 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14 ounce) can water-packed artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
• fresh ground black pepper
• salt
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients except noodles in slow cooker and stir well. (sometimes i also add a tablespoons of tomato paste for a thicker stew.) cook on low for 7 to 9 hours. serve with hot cooked noodles.