Macaroni Pasta with Eggplant and Mozzarella

Name: Macaroni Pasta with Eggplant and Mozzarella
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic; 1 unit eggplant; 2 pinches salt; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp brown sugar; 3 oz mozzarella cheese; 7 oz macaroni; 7 oz tomato puree

ekilu Team

“ Are you all out of ideas on how to cook the eggplant you have in your refrigerator? A pasta dish can be the perfect solution. To make it even better, we added fresh mozzarella on top…delicious! ”

ingredients

Difficulty

Easy

Time

20'

Fresh ingredients

garlic

2 cloves

eggplant

1 unit

mozzarella cheese

3 oz

Pantry ingredients

salt

2 pinches

olive oil

2 tbsp

brown sugar

1 tsp

macaroni

7 oz

tomato puree

7 oz

Instructions

Cook the pasta in boiling water for the time indicated in the instructions.

Wash the eggplant. Cut into small dice and finely chop the garlic.

Add some olive oil to a pan. Add the diced eggplant with a pinch of salt and let it cook for 8-10 minutes. When 4 minutes have passed, incorporate the garlic.

Now place the tomato puree, sugar, and some salt into the pan. Let it cook for 8-10 more minutes.

Lastly, add the chopped ball of mozzarella cheese and let it melt together with the pasta. Serve immediately so you can enjoy the melted cheese.

Tips & Tricks

If you don't have crushed tomatoes, you can substitute them for fresh tomatoes. Cut 2 or 3 and add them to the pan. But also, if you don't have fresh tomatoes you can use tomato sauce instead. Add 4 tablespoons to the pan.

Accompany your pasta with several basil leaves.