Best 6 Eggplant And Tomato Pasta Recipes

EGGPLANT, TOMATO AND MOZZARELLA PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season aggressively with salt. Add the rigatoni and cook 3 minutes less than the package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Toss the eggplant and tomatoes with 3 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread on the baking sheet and roast until the eggplant is golden brown and tomatoes are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. (Leave the oven on.)
• Toss the rigatoni with the eggplant, tomatoes, about 1/4 cup pasta water and the marinara sauce in a large bowl. If it looks dry, add the remaining pasta water. Stir in 1 cup mozzarella.
• Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Transfer the pasta to the baking dish and top with the remaining cup mozzarella and the Parmesan and drizzle with the remaining tablespoon olive oil. Bake until the cheese is melted and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. (Turn the broiler on at the end if you want the cheese to brown more.) Garnish with additional Parmesan and the chopped basil and serve.

ROASTED EGGPLANT AND TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Spread out eggplant cubes and peppers on a rimmed baking sheet. Toss with 3 tablespoons oil and season well with salt. Roast, turning everything, until eggplant and peppers are very soft and deeply golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in well-salted boiling water until about 1 minute shy of al dente. Drain.
• Using the large holes of a box grater, grate tomatoes over a large skillet so the pulp falls into the skillet. To do this, hold on to the curved side of the tomato in your hand and slide the cut, flat side across the holes. Stop grating just before you reach the skin.
• Add the garlic, red pepper flakes and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan with the tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Simmer until tomato pulp is reduced by half, then season to taste with salt.
• Add the pasta, capers and butter, if using, to the pan with the tomatoes and bring to a simmer, tossing until butter melts and pasta finishes cooking, about 1 minute. Turn off the heat and toss in eggplant and cheese, if using.
• Serve pasta drizzled with a little more oil and the herbs.

EGGPLANT AND TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• 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.

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.

ROASTED EGGPLANT AND TOMATO PASTA WITH STILTON

Steps:

• heat oven to 400º.
• On an oiled cookie sheet try with sides, lay out the sliced eggplant, do not overlap the pieces.
• salt and pepper the pieces on one side, then turn over and salt and pepper the other side.
• put the tomatoes on the tray as well, salt and pepper them too.
• Drizzle more oil lightly over the veggies.
• Put in oven for approximately 40 minutes.
• turn the eggplant over and stir tomatoes halfway through.
• You will know they are done when the tomatoes have all collapsed and the edges are a bit charred on the eggplant and tomatoes.
• Remove from oven and set to side.
• 10 minutes before removing vegetables from oven, boil water to cook your pasta.
• Heat a pan and saute onion and garlic until the onion gets soft and start browning (about 7 minutes).
• add the artichoke heart and cook until heated through and onions are slightly browned (about 3 more minutes).
• Drain the pasta, reserving about 1 cup of pasta water.
• Cut the eggplant into strips.
• Add the pasta, eggplant, and tomatoes to the pan with the onions. toss together, adding some pasta water if it is very dry.
• remove from heat and add arugula and cheese, toss together (you can also add red pepper flakes and some balsamic vinegar now if you want).
• Enjoy!
• If wanted, add protein of choice: Chicken, sausage, soy mince, or cannellini beans.
• Also, feelf ree to play with the vegetables. This would be tasty with some sauteed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, or roasted asparagus as well.

EGGPLANT, TOMATO AND ONION PASTA

Steps:

• Turn on broiler and cover pan with double thickness of aluminum foil.
• Bring water to boil in covered pot for pasta. regular size into 1/2-inch thick slices. Place on broiler pan and brush cut sides sparingly with touch of oil, using about 1 teaspoon. Broil about two inches from source of heat, about 7 to 10 minutes until tops are brown and flesh is soft.
• Heat remaining 3 teaspoons of oil in non-stick skillet and saute onions until soft and golden.
• Cook pasta, according to package directions.
• Add tomatoes and ginger to onions and cook a few minutes while removing the flesh from the eggplant by cutting it from the skin. Cut coarsely and add the flesh to tomato mixture with sugar, soy sauce and pepper. Cook a few minutes to meld flavors and heat through.
• Drain pasta and mix with tomato mixture.