Slow Cooker Penne with Mushroom-Beef Sauce

Slow cooker penne with mushroom-beef sauce. This tasty penne recipe belongs to Italian Cuisine. Ground beef with vegetables, mushrooms, and spices cooked in a slow cooker. Serve this slow cooker penne with homemade mushroom-beef sauce hot.

You may also like Pasta with Sundried Tomato Sauce, another tasty Italian recipe cooked in a crock pot (slow cooker).

Slow Cooker Penne with Mushroom-Beef Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds (720 g) extra-lean beef
• 2 cans (15 oz (450 ml) each)) tomato sauce
• 2 cans (14 ½ oz (435 ml)) each diced tomatoes with roasted garlic and sweet onion, undrained
• 2 cans (6 oz (180 ml) each) sliced mushrooms
• 2 ½ cups frozen pepper stir-fry, thawed and drained
• 1 cup (250 ml) nonfat beef broth
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 16 oz (480 g) penne pasta, cooked and drained
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese

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