AWESOME EGGPLANT PASTA

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This is a quick week night pasta that is delicious and tastes like you slaved over it! Garnish with fresh basil and serve immediately.

Provided by Erinn Danna

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 sweet onion, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
10 fresh basil leaves
1 eggplant, peeled and cubed
1 portobello mushroom, chopped
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
1 (8 ounce) package fresh mozzarella cheese, cubed, or to taste

Steps:

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and fresh basil and bring to a simmer.
Heat remaining olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir eggplant, mushroom, and red bell pepper until softened, about 10 minutes. Add tomato mixture to eggplant mixture and simmer for 30 minutes.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 13 minutes. Drain.
Toss pasta, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce together in a bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 460 calories, Carbohydrate 71.3 g, Cholesterol 29.7 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 8.3 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 250 mg, Sugar 11.3 g