Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce

Name: Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Penne pasta 4 cups; Eggplants 1; Tomatoes 1 can; Tomato paste 1 can; Onion 1; Mushrooms 1 can; Red wine ¼ cup dry; Water ¼ cup; Garlic 2 cloves; Dried oregano 1½ tsp; Kalamata olives ½ cup; Parsley 2 tbsp; Salt; Black pepper; Parmesan cheese ⅓ cup; Pine nuts 1-2 tbsp

Eggplant Tomato Sauce with Italian Penne Pasta

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3h 40m
Serves 6
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Ingredients

	4 cups Penne pasta hot cooked
	1 Eggplants medium , cut into 1-inch cubes
	1 can Tomatoes Italian-style , cut up, undrained
	1 can Tomato paste Italian-style
	1 Onion medium, chopped
	1 can Mushrooms sliced , drained
	¼ cup dry Red wine or beef broth
	¼ cup Water
	2 cloves Garlic minced
	1½ tsp Dried oregano crushed
	½ cup Kalamata olives or pitted ripe olives, sliced
	2 tbsp Parsley fresh, snipped
	Salt to taste
	Black pepper ground , to taste
	⅓ cup Parmesan cheese grated or shredded
	1-2 tbsp Pine nuts toasted (optional)

Nutritional information

263

calories

fat

47g

carbohydrates

10g

protein

3mg

cholesterol

845mg

sodium

Cuisine:

Italian Recipes

Ingredients

4 cups Penne pasta
hot cooked
1 Eggplants
medium , cut into 1-inch cubes
1 can Tomatoes
Italian-style , cut up, undrained
1 can Tomato paste
Italian-style
1 Onion
medium, chopped
1 can Mushrooms
sliced , drained
¼ cup dry Red wine
or beef broth
¼ cup Water
2 cloves Garlic
minced
1½ tsp Dried oregano
crushed
½ cup Kalamata olives
or pitted ripe olives, sliced
2 tbsp Parsley
fresh, snipped
Salt
to taste
Black pepper
ground , to taste
⅓ cup Parmesan cheese
grated or shredded
1-2 tbsp Pine nuts
toasted (optional)

Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce

We love Italian night in our house and this Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce is a popular menu choice quite often. This dish is the perfect option for days when you aren’t home and dinner can be prepared in just 20 minutes. Using a slow cooker to make your sauce, you just need to boil your pasta and combine your ingredients before serving. Quick and easy and absolutely tasteful.

To make Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce?

Steps to make Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce

1	Prepare sauce	3h 30m
In a 3- ½- to 5½-quart slow cooker, add the eggplant, onion, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, wine, water, garlic and oregano and stir to mix. Cover and cook on a low-heat setting for 7-8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3½-4 hours.
2	Toast pine nuts (optional)	7
On a shallow baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spread the pine nuts out evenly. Bake in an oven at 350 °F for 5-7 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice to rotate, until golden.
3	Add olives and parsley to sauce	2
Once sauce is cooked, turn off the heat and stir in the olives and parsley.
4	Season	1
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5	Serve
Serve sauce over cooked pasta and garnish with Parmesan cheese and toasted pine nuts, if you wish.

The easiest Italian night recipe, Pasta with Eggplant Tomato Sauce is not only a simple and effortless choice but also a healthy option too, ensuring your kids get their daily vegetables in. Share your own pasta bowls with us and tag #cookmerecipes in your own pictures online.

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.