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Receta Eating healthy on a budget: Summer Vegetable Ragout from Dollars to Donuts
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Ingredientes
- 1 pound eggplant (globe, Italian, or Japanese), trimmed and sliced lengthwise into 1/2"-thick planks
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt + extra for pasta
- 1 pound zucchini or summer squash, trimmed and sliced lengthwise into 1/2"-thick planks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups marinara, homemade or store-bought
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed and sliced into 1" pieces
- 2 fresh tomatoes, cored, seeded, and cut into 1" pieces
- 1 pound farfalle or rotini pasta or cheese ravioli
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
- Parmesan cheese, for serving
- but still firm, about 4 minutes on each side. Set aside until cool, then roughly chop into 1" pieces. (You can also grill the eggplant and zucchini.)
- Total Fat 10.8g
- Saturated Fat 1.9g
- Trans Fat 0.0g
- Sugars 21.3g
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