Eggplant and Tomato Pasta

Recipe courtesy Kathleen Daelemans

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Total Time:
1 hr 30 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
40 min
Cook
40 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • Coarse grained salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (28-ounce) can peeled and crushed, or diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, optional
  • Salt and coarsely ground fresh black pepper
  • 1/4 cup basil (about 10 leaves), torn
  • 8 ounces bow tie pasta (farfalle), cooked al dente

Directions

Place eggplant in a colander and season generously with salt. Fill a 1-gallon plastic bag with water, seal tightly and place over eggplant to weigh down. Let stand for 40 minutes.

Rinse the salt off the eggplant, and pat dry. Place the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add eggplant and cook, stirring often, until golden brown on all sides, about 20 minutes.

Add garlic, tomatoes and their juice to the pan. Stir in the sugar and salt. Simmer until sauce has slightly thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes or longer depending on how juicy your tomatoes are. Taste and adjust seasonings. Add the basil and cook 1 minute more. Serve over pasta

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  • on September 16, 2012

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    Fabulous! I subbed orichette for Bowie pasta and it was great! I'll definitely make again.

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  • on August 12, 2012

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    using on-hand ingredients, including adding half a seeded jalepeno, turned way awesome. like beyond what i had any right to expect from such a simple recipe.

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  • on June 30, 2010

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    i DID salt the eggplant and the water-in-the-bag trick really saves time. the dish turned out great, though i did do a little playing with the spices. LOVELOVELOVE it!

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis
per serving
 
Fat
318 g
 
Saturated Fat
5 g
 
Carbohydrates
.7 g
 
Fiber
7 g
 
Protein
10 g
 

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