How to Make Quick Spicy Eggplant Pasta

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, spicy eggplant pasta. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Spicy Eggplant Pasta. by: Gena Hamshaw. This pasta showcases all of eggplant's most magical properties. Roasting the eggplant brings out its natural sweetness and. Eggplant and pasta join to make this easy dish with an unforgettable spicy marinara sauce of fresh cherry tomatoes, red wine, and pancetta.

Spicy Eggplant Pasta is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Spicy Eggplant Pasta is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have spicy eggplant pasta using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Eggplant Pasta:

1. Make ready 2 medium eggplants
2. Make ready Salt
3. Make ready 3 tbs olive oil, divided
4. Take Freshly ground black pepper
5. Make ready 1 medium onion, chopped
6. Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
7. Get 2 cups chopped plum tomatoes or one 14 oz can crushed tomatoes
8. Get 1 tbs fresh oregano or 1/2 tsp dry oregano
9. Take 2 tsp red pepper flakes, plus extra for finishing
10. Get 1/4 cup fresh, chopped basil, plus extra for finishing
11. Get 1 lb linguine pasta
12. Get Parmesan cheese to top

Or not spicy, depending on who you are catering for. This is a simple and excellent dish you can throw together at whim. Alina travels through Italy, sampling the best Italian pasta sauces. Eggplant is extra special, because it contributes meatiness without weighing a dish down the way an overload of beans or lentils This pasta showcases all of eggplant's most magical properties… Pasta: use any pasta noodle you like!

Steps to make Spicy Eggplant Pasta:

1. Cut the eggplants crosswise, into 1 inch thick slices. Lay the slices on a baking sheet, salt them well on both sides, and set aside for half an hour or so
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
3. Lightly coat two tablespoons of olive oil over the eggplant, tossing the slices to coat them. Sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper. Arrange them in a single layer on the baking sheet and roast them until they're tender and browning, about 20 minutes.
4. While the eggplant roasts, heat remaining tablespoon of the olive oil on low heat in a large saucepan. Add the onions and the minced garlic and sauté them until onions are soft (8 to 10 minutes). Add the tomatoes, oregano, pepper flakes, and basil. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, till the sauce has thickened up, about 10 to 12 minutes. When the eggplant is ready, remove it from the oven, chop it into 1 inch pieces, and add it to the sauce. Continue to simmer gently on very low heat.
5. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain the pasta and gently fold in the sauce. Top the pasta with additional chopped basil and red pepper flakes to taste. Serve.

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