How to Make Cheesy Penne Eggplant Dish

Name: How to Make Cheesy Penne Eggplant Dish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 eggplant; 1/2 C fresh basil; 1 bottle of Mazzetta marina sauce; !/2 C Ricotta cheese; Parmesan cheese; 1/2 bag Penne pasta; Olive oil; Salt and pepper

by Karins Kottage

6 servings

25 min

Recently while traveling in Italy we had a scrumptious cheesy penne eggplant dish. I decided to try and re-create it for dinner. I hope you will try this easy delicious Italian dish.

Simple Ingredients for Penne eggplant dish

You can increase the amounts of eggplant, pasta and cheese to your liking. I made this for my hubby and I and had plenty for left overs the next day.

1 eggplant

1/2 C fresh basil

1 bottle of Mazzetta marina sauce

1/2 C Ricotta cheese

Parmesan cheese

1/2 bag Penne pasta

Olive oil

Salt and pepper

Roast the eggplant

First you need to roast the eggplant so it is golden in color.

I used my vegetable peeler to peel off most of the skin. I think next time I would even take more off.

Then slice it into 1/2″ rounds.

Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Brush both sides of each slice with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Roast in 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until golden in color.

Cook the penne pasta

While the eggplant is roasting you can get your pot of water boiling for your pasta.

Add salt to the water and boil the penne pasta for 11 minutes or until pasta is done to your liking.

You could use spaghetti noodles or any other type that you might have on hand.

Combine the marinara, cheese, eggplant and pasta

While the pasta boils, cut up your fresh basil. I like to use scissors to cut up my basil.

Once your pasta is done, drain it.

Heat your marinara in a pan, stir in your roasted eggplant, add in the ricotta cheese.

Note- When I opened my ricotta it was bad so I ended up using cottage cheese and it worked great!

Now you can add the pasta and gently stir to combine.

Enjoy your cheesy eggplant penne dish

Serve in bowls, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and enjoy!

So easy and delicious. It is kind of like a lasagna the easy way!

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Yield 6 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 25 min

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Instructions

Roast eggplant

Using a vegetable peeler, peel off most of the eggplant skin
Slice into 1/2" rounds
Brush both sides of rounds with olive oil
sprinkle with salt and pepper
Roast at 400 degrees for 30 min.

Prepare pasta

Bring a pot of water to boiling, add 1 tsp of salt to water
Add pasta and cook 11 minutes or until cooked to your liking
While pasta is cooking chop basil

Marinara sauce

Heat marinara sauce and add roasted eggplant, chopped basil, pasta and cheese.
Stir gently to combine all ingredients
Serve in bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese

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Kathi Crean on Apr 13, 2022

How do I roast eggplant. I don’t see the recipe

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- Karins Kottage on Apr 13, 2022
  
  Yes the directions to roast are in the recipe roast at 400 for 30 min or until kind of golden in color.
  
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Kathi Crean on Apr 13, 2022

How do I roast eggplant ? I don’t see it in the recipe

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