Best Eggplant Pasta Sauce Recipes

PASTA WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE

Steps:

• 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. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta. Serve with sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.

EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• In a very large kettle, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic; cook until the onion is soft.
• Add tomatoes, eggplant, bell pepper, tomato paste, basil, oregano, sugar, salt, pepper, and wine; stir.
• Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Put into hot jars and seal.
• Makes 7 pints or 4 quarts.
• Process in hot water bath for 40 minutes.
• This is very good served over pasta with Mozzarella cheese.

PASTA WITH ROASTED EGGPLANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Spread eggplants and garlic cloves on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush with 1/2 cup olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven until soft, about 20 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil while eggplants and garlic are roasting. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Place eggplants and garlic in a food processor; process into a smooth paste. Stir paste into the onions in the skillet. Stir in tomatoes. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Toss hot penne and basil into the sauce and mix together.

EGGPLANT PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium-low heat in a large skillet. Add garlic.
• Add eggplant and bell peppers and toss.
• Stir in tomatoes, olives and capers.
• Add remaining ingredients, stir and cover.
• Turn heat down to very low and allow sauce to gently simmer for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally to keep it from scorching, add more wine or water if it gets to thick.

PASTA WITH TURKISH-STYLE LAMB, EGGPLANT AND YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500 degrees. Bring a pot of water to boil for pasta.
• Toss eggplant with 4 tablespoons oil and a large pinch of salt. Spread on a baking sheet, making sure there is room between pieces, and roast until crisp and brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• In a large skillet, heat remaining tablespoon oil. Add 2 minced garlic cloves and the shallot and sauté until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add lamb, 1/2 teaspoon salt, red pepper flakes and black pepper to taste. Sauté until lamb is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in mint or dill and cook for another 2 minutes. Stir eggplant into lamb. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter: the amount is to your taste. Let cook until it turns golden brown and smells nutty, about 5 minutes. In a small bowl, stir together yogurt, remaining garlic and a pinch of salt.
• Drain pasta and spread on a serving platter. Top with lamb-eggplant mixture, then with yogurt sauce. Pour melted butter over top. Sprinkle on additional red pepper and more mint or dill. Serve immediately.

CROCK POT PASTA WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel eggplant, if desired; cut eggplant into 1-inch cubes.
• In a 3 to 5 quart crock pot combine eggplant, onion, green pepper, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, garlic, sugar (if using), wine, water, and oregano.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Stir in olives and parsley.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve over pasta with Parmesan cheese.
• Garnish with toasted pine nuts.
• Makes 6 servings.
• Enjoy!
• Note: Sometimes I will throw in grated carrots, zucchini, and other fresh vegs.
• In a hurry?.
• Use canned spaghetti sauce!
• (Leave out the tomatoes, tomato paste.) Just add the wine, herbs, olives, etc.
• Enjoy!

SAUSAGE EGGPLANT PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a colander, toss the eggplant with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Pat dry with a paper towel and set aside.
• Remove the casings from the sausage.
• In a large, shallow Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat.
• Brown the sausage, breaking up any large chunks.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Drain the fat from the pan.
• Heat the remaining oil in the same pan over medium heat.
• Cook the onion, celery, garlic, oregano, pepper, eggplant and remaining salt, stirring occasionally, until the eggplant is very soft, about 15 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, breaking up with a spoon.
• Return the sausage to the pan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, about 35 minutes.

SLOW-COOKER EGGPLANT AND TOMATO SAUCE WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 hours or until eggplant is soft and sauce is thick.
• About 15 minutes before serving, cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Toss pasta with eggplant and tomato sauce. Garnish individual servings with cheese.

PASTA WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the eggplant in slices one-quarter-inch thick. Place slices in layers in a colander, salting as you go. Leave for one hour. Wipe the eggplant dry with paper towels.
• Dredge the slices lightly with flour. Heat the oil in a large skillet and fry the eggplant a few slices at a time until golden on both sides. Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Prepare the sauce. Using one-quarter cup of the oil you have used for the eggplant, sautee the onion until soft. Add the meat, oregano, cinnamon, salt and pepper, tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook for one hour, covered.
• Cut eggplant into strips.
• Cook the pasta in five quarts boiling water, until al dente.
• Place the pasta in a heated serving dish. Add the sauce and arrange the eggplant on top. Sprinkle with the basil and serve. Pass the cheese separately.

PASTA WITH GRILLED EGGPLANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Slice the eggplants horizontally one-half-inch thick. Dust the slices with salt, place in a colander over a bowl and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Light a barbecue or an oven broiler.
• After 30 minutes rinse the salted eggplant in cold water and pat dry on paper towels. Brush the eggplant slices with four tablespoons of the olive oil and grill or broil them, turning them once, until they are lightly browned.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta.
• While the water is coming to a boil, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until it turns golden, add the garlic and saute a few seconds longer. Chop the grilled eggplant and add it to the skillet. Remove from heat.
• Boil the pasta until it is al dente, about eight minutes. Drain it. Reheat the onion and eggplant mixture in the skillet and add the tomatoes. Mix. Add the pasta, mix again, fold in the basil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve at once with Parmesan cheese on the side.

PASTA WITH EGGPLANT AND BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, onions, eggplant and garlic; sauté until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes. Add 1/2 cup basil, pine nuts, thyme and rosemary and sauté until eggplant softens, about 10 minutes. Mix in broth. Simmer sauce until eggplant is very tender and liquids begin to thicken, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat before continuing.)
• Add penne to sauce in Dutch oven. Toss until sauce coats pasta. Transfer to large bowl. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

CHUNKY EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• In a pressure cooker, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
• Add water, tomato paste, eggplant, tomatoes, basil, salt and red pepper flakes.
• Following manufacturer's directions bring to high pressure.
• Cook 4 minutes, then allow pressure to come down.
• Remove lid and cook, stirring, until sauce is thick.
• Serve hot over pasta and sprinkle with parmesan cheese, if desired.

EGGPLANT AND BEEF PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut Eggplant into pieces and soak in salted water for about 20 minutes. Take out and dry.
• Slowly melt butter and olive oil together in a large pan, make sure not Add the finely chopped chili and garlic and simmer on a low heat for a few minutes.
• Add the chopped onion - cook on low for a few minutes.
• Add the mushrooms, make sure there is enough oil.
• Add the eggplant and leave to cook until the eggplant is soft.
• In the meantime cook the beef mince in a separate pan, if you want a stronger garlic flavour, add some crushed garlic to this as well.
• Add one tin of tomatoes to the Beef Mince, and one to the Eggplant, let it cook for a few minutes, then put a splash of red wine in the Eggplant. (This doesn't really matter how you want to do it, because the next step is putting the mince in the eggplant pan anyway!).
• Add the beef mince to the other pan.
• Let the sauce simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
• Add some dry oregano to the sauce, salt, pepper and some Tabasco sauce. Only add as much Tabasco sauce as you think you can handle, but you should put in some because it does make a difference to the sauce.
• If the sauce is looking a bit watery, add some more butter at different stages in the cooking process.
• Serve over pasta (Try it over Gnocchi!) and put some grated Parmesan cheese on top. Season to your taste.

SPICY EGGPLANT TOMATO SAUCE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add eggplant; cook 5 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in pasta sauce and crushed pepper; simmer on medium-low heat 5 to 6 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in basil.
• Drain pasta. Serve topped with pasta sauce mixture.

BEEF AND EGGPLANT SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute eggplants, red onion, mushrooms, and garlic until softened, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute tomatoes until juicy and tender, about 6 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to the pot.
• Cook and stir ground beef in the same skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to the pot; add pasta sauce, tomato sauce, pizza sauce, sugar, spaghetti sauce mix, salt, and pepper. Stir and simmer until flavors are well blended, about 10 minutes.

PASTA WITH TURKISH-STYLE LAMB, EGGPLANT AND YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Bring a pot of water to boil for pasta. 2. Toss eggplant with 4 tablespoons oil and a large pinch of salt. Spread on a baking sheet, making sure there is room between pieces, and roast until crisp and brown, 15 to 20 minutes. 3. In a large skillet, heat remaining tablespoon oil. Add 2 minced garlic cloves and the shallot and sauté until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add lamb, 1/2 teaspoon salt, red pepper flakes and black pepper to taste. Sauté until lamb is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in mint or dill and cook for another 2 minutes. Stir eggplant into lamb. Taste and adjust seasonings. 4. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter: the amount is to your taste. Let cook until it turns golden brown and smells nutty, about 5 minutes. In a small bowl, stir together yogurt, remaining garlic and a pinch of salt. 5. Drain pasta and spread on a serving platter. Top with lamb-eggplant mixture, then with yogurt sauce. Pour melted butter over top. Sprinkle on additional red pepper and more mint or dill. Serve immediately.

PASTA WITH EGGPLANT, SNOW PEAS, BELL PEPPER, AND GINGER PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In large bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, peanut butter, honey, garlic, and ginger; set aside.
• Place eggplants in a steaming basket set over a pan of simmering water; cover, and cook until almost tender, turning eggplant occasionally, about 15 minutes (add more water as needed). Add snow peas and bell peppers; cook until crisp-tender and eggplant is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove basket from pan.
• Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente according to package instructions. Drain; add pasta and steamed vegetables to bowl with reserved soy-sauce mixture. Toss to combine. Serve warm or at room temperature.

VEGAN MELANZANE (EGGPLANT) PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, carrot, and garlic until onion is golden, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer; turn heat down to low. Continue simmering, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in a separate pan over high heat. Fry eggplant slices in the hot oil until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Drain eggplant slices on paper towels.
• Mash the tomatoes in the saucepan using a fork for a less chunky texture. Remove from heat. Add eggplant and olives; stir gently to incorporate.

CHUNKY EGGPLANT PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a wide, deep saute pan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the eggplant to the saute pan, plus 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, and the pepper. Partially cover and cook for 25 minutes, stirring often, or until soft, allowing the liquid from the lid to drip into the eggplant.
• Use a fork to crush the eggplant in the pan to a chunky consistency, then add the tomatoes and oregano. Increase the heat to medium, cook uncovered for 10 to 20 minutes, until the sauce is thick. The cooking time will vary depending on how juicy your tomatoes are.
• Stir in the basil and keep the sauce warm.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta with salt according to package directions. Drain, but reserve 1/2 cup of pasta liquid.
• Add the drained pasta to the sauce in the pan and add just enough of the reserved, hot pasta water (or red wine) to create a sauce that coats the pasta. Taste and add salt and pepper and oregano as needed.
• Serve hot with grated Parmesan.

ROASTED EGGPLANT PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray a large baking sheet with oil. Toss eggplant cubes with 2TB oil & spread on pan. Roast at 400F for 20-30 minutes until browned; stirring occasionally. Season with 2 tsp kosher salt after roasting & stir gently.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2TB olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion & saute until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring often, until tender but not brown, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and bay leaf and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, then uncover pan and simmer 5 minutes more. Stir in herbs, season with salt and pepper, and remove from heat; discard bay leaf.
• Add roasted eggplant to the tomato sauce and stir gently. Serve over your favorite pasta & top with grated cheese, if desired.