PASTA ALLA NORMA (EGGPLANT PASTA)
Recipe video above. This is a traditional Italian pasta dish from Sicily, usually begun by cooking eggplant on the stove in a hefty amount of oil. I prefer roasting the eggplant - less oil plus the eggplant holds its shape better, especially when you roast at a high temp to caramelise the surface!Finishing with a good amount of fresh basil is traditional but even if you don't have any, there's other alternatives to add a touch of other flavour - such as fresh thyme, or extra dried herbs in the sauce.This is an excellent and satisfyingly "meaty" vegetarian main dish that will have even card-carrying carnivores asking for seconds!
Provided by Nagi
Categories Mains
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 240°C / 450°F (220°C fan). Line a tray with baking / parchment paper.
- Toss eggplant with oil, salt and pepper. Spread on the tray and roast for 20 minutes.
- Flip, then roast for a further 5 minutes. Cool on tray (this helps the eggplant hold its shape when tossing).
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Start cooking the pasta a couple of minutes after you start making the sauce (next section), until al dente or to your liking.
- Heat oil in a very large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, cook for 20 seconds until golden, then add onion and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until translucent and cooked through.
- Increase heat to medium-high and add wine, if using. Let it simmer, scraping the base of the pan to deglaze, until the wine mostly evaporates.
- Add tomato passata. Now pour the water into the passata bottle, screw on the lid, shake, and pour that in too (waste nothing!)
- Add dried herbs, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir and simmer 5 minutes.
- Stir in eggplant, then add cooked and drained pasta. GENTLY toss until pasta is coated in the sauce (so the eggplant doesn't turn into complete mush!).
- Serve immediately, garnished with a good pinch of fresh basil and parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 530 kcal, Carbohydrate 83 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 828 mg, Fiber 12 g, Sugar 18 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SLOW COOKER EGGPLANT PASTA WITH SAUSAGE
Slow cooker eggplant pasta made with sausage. Seasoned with fresh basil, parsley and topped with parmesan.
Provided by meredith
Categories Main
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a heavy bottom skillet, cook the ground sausage in about 2 T. of olive oil and set it aside.
- Using the same pan, saute the onion, garlic and fennel seeds until the seeds pop and start to crisp.
- Meanwhile, peel an eggplant with a vegetable peeler. Discard the peels and chop up two cups of the eggplant fruit into small cubes.
- Add the sausage, onion mixture and eggplant to your slow cooker.
- Next, chop up and add the fresh parsley, fresh basil and add the dried oregano and salt
- To the slow cooker, add the can of fire roasted tomatoes, tomato paste, dry white wine and water.
- Stir well and set your slow cooker for LOW at 3.5 hours or HIGH for 7 hours.
- When ready to serve, cook 10 oz. of your favorite pasta pasta in salted water and stir the pasta into the sauce.
- Stir in heavy cream and/or top with fresh parmesan (optional)
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Cup, Calories 349 kcal, Sugar 7 g, Sodium 914 mg, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0.2 g, Carbohydrate 14 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 14 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, UnsaturatedFat 15 g
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.
CROCK POT PASTA WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE
Chunks of eggplant cook in a slow cooked spaghetti sauce offering a low calorie alternative to ground beef or sausage. From Better Homes and Gardens. French and Italian!
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Vegetable
Time 7h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
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!
ROASTED EGGPLANT AND TOMATO PASTA
This summery pasta is just as much about the vegetables as it is about the pasta itself. The star of the dish is the roasted eggplant, which caramelizes and softens in the oven. Those tender browned cubes then get tossed with cooked pasta and a quickly made sauce of fresh grated tomatoes, capers and chile flakes. Because the tomatoes need to be ripe and soft enough to fall into a purée when you rub the cut sides over the holes of a grater, heirloom tomatoes (which haven't been bred for sturdiness during shipping) are a good choice here. But any juicy, flavorful, fleshy tomatoes will work. The cheese at the end is strictly optional, as is the butter. If you don't eat dairy, feel free to leave them out.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories pastas, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 275, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 834 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams
More about "slow cooker eggplant and tomato sauce with pasta recipes"
EASY MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT PASTA SAUCE - EVERYDAY …
From everydayeileen.com
5/5 (6)Total Time 40 minsCategory Main Dish, SauceCalories 159 per serving
- Season the eggplant with about 1 teaspoon of salt. Lay the eggplant on a paper towel or in a colander to sweat. (Brings out any bitterness in the eggplant). About 30 minutes. Gently rinse off and dry eggplant.
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat, add olive oil. Saute eggplant, onion, and red pepper for about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and saute another few seconds to blend the flavors. Stir in the white wine to deglaze the bottom of the pan. Cook another few minutes to reduce wine and blend flavors.
SLOW COOKER MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT - EVERYDAY EILEEN
From everydayeileen.com
5/5 (7)Total Time 5 hrs 15 minsCategory Main CoursePublished Mar 28, 2016
LOCHAN NOWACKI ON INSTAGRAM: "ARE YOU TIRED OF BRINGING CHICKEN …
From instagram.com
SLOW COOKER TOMATO AND FETA PASTA - MSN
From msn.com
SLOW COOKER TOMATO & BASIL PASTA SAUCE - MY FUSSY …
From myfussyeater.com
BEST SLOW COOKER EGGPLANT AND TOMATO SAUCE WITH PASTA RECIPES
From alicerecipes.com
SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND PAN-FRIED EGGPLANT RECIPE
From seriouseats.com
EGGPLANT PASTA {EASY PASTA ALLA NORMA} – WELLPLATED.COM
From wellplated.com
EGGPLANT AND TOMATO SAUCE WITH PASTA RECIPE - MOMS WHO THINK
From momswhothink.com
EGGPLANT AND TOMATO PASTA SAUCE - CUCINABYELENA
From cucinabyelena.com
SLOW COOKER TOMATO PASTA RECIPE | ALYCE ALEXANDRA
From alycealexandra.com
SLOW COOKER PASTA WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE RECIPE - MY …
From myediblefood.com
SLOW COOKER EGGPLANT PARMEASN - WENDY POLISI
From wendypolisi.com
CROCK POT PASTA WITH EGGPLANT SAUCE - GET CROCKED
From getcrocked.com
SLOW-COOKED SUMMER TOMATO AND EGGPLANT SAUCE RECIPE
From epicurious.com
TOMATO AND EGGPLANT PASTA (PASTA ALLA NORMA)
From alphafoodie.com
25 EASY WEEKNIGHT PASTA RECIPES | CANADIAN LIVING
From canadianliving.com
EGGPLANT TOMATO SAUCE - SAUCE FANATIC
From saucefanatic.com
23 AMAZING VEGETARIAN RECIPES YOU NEED TO TRY ASAP - MSN
From msn.com
EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA | SLOW COOKER CENTRAL
From slowcookercentral.com
THIS SLOW COOKER CREAMY TOMATO BASIL CHICKEN NOT ONLY COMES
From tiktok.com
SLOW COOKER PENNE WITH EGGPLANT TOMATO SAUCE …
From honestcooking.com
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love