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Penne with Eggplant White Beans and Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
  • Meanwhile, pass tomatoes through a food mill into medium bowl (or mash with a potato masher).
  • In large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over low heat. Add garlic and pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until garlic is softened but not browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Add mashed tomatoes, increase heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer while you brown eggplant.
  • In large nonstick skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in tomato mixture and reduce heat to low. Cover loosely with foil and simmer until eggplant is very tender, about 8 minutes. Add beans and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil, salt and pepper.
  • Shortly before sauce is ready, add penne to boiling water; stir to prevent sticking. Cook, stirring often, until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Place penne in large warm serving bowl. Add eggplant mixture and enough reserved cooking water to moisten and toss to coat. Serve immediately, sprinkled with pine nuts.

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  • mystic_river1 15 years ago
    Talented or hungry, Michael?
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    " It was excellent "
    trigger ate it and said...
    Thank you for bringing this to the Round Table Joymarie, your Penne With Eggplant White Beans And Tomato Sauce Recipe is a great example of Italian American culinary dinning.The details like toasting the pin nuts and reserving some of the pasta water to moisten the pasta shows how talented you are.
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    Michael
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    " It was excellent "
    bluewaterandsand ate it and said...
    Looks wonderful. I like eggplants.
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