Recipe: Eating on a Dime Eggplant Pasta

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Eggplant Pasta. Eggplant and pasta are simmered in a simple tomato sauce in this quick and easy pasta dish perfect for weeknight meals. Add the eggplant "pasta" and toss to coat. Add the cream and increase heat to thicken sauce.

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Place the eggplant slices on a wire rack set over the sink and generously sprinkle with kosher salt.

Rinse thoroughly under cool water and gently squeeze out excess water.

You can cook Eggplant Pasta using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Eggplant Pasta

  1. Prepare 6-8 of smashed garlic cloves.

  2. You need of About 1-2 tablespoons olive oil.

  3. It’s 2 tablespoons of butter.

  4. It’s 1 of firm medium eggplant diced.

  5. It’s 1 can (14.5 oz) of diced tomatoes.

  6. It’s 1 (8 oz) of container of small fresh mozzarella.

  7. It’s 1/2 pound of or box of rigatoni.

  8. You need 1/4 cup of white wine (optional).

  9. Prepare of Fresh basil 🌿.

  10. Prepare of Salt and pepper.

Cook pasta according to package directions.

In a Dutch oven, saute the eggplant, onion, parsley and garlic in oil until tender.

Stir in the tomatoes, wine, tomato paste, mushrooms, sugar, oregano and salt.

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.

Eggplant Pasta instructions

  1. Boil water for pasta, about 2-3 quarts.

  2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter on high heat. When hot add eggplant. Brown and set aside..

  3. Add pasta to boiling salted water..

  4. Heat oil, butter and smashed garlic over medium heat. Sauté until golden brown. Don’t overcook it!.

  5. Add white wine if you want. Then add tomatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes or until pasta is cooked..

  6. Add cooked rigatoni from water to tomato sauce. Simmer for a few minutes. Add eggplant and fresh mozzarella..

  7. Top with fresh basil 🌿 Enjoy! I hope you like it ❤️.

Add eggplant and bell peppers and toss.

Stir in tomatoes, olives and capers.

Add remaining ingredients, stir and cover.

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