Pasta bake with eggplant and fennel
Chatelaine
* PLUS Cooking time: 15 minutes, Baking Time: 30 minutes
© Royalty-Free/Masterfile
Ingredients
-
2 to 3
hot Italian
sausages
-
1 tsp
vegetable oil
-
1
onion
, chopped
-
4
garlic cloves
, minced
-
1
small
eggplant
, peeled and cut into 1/2-in. cubes
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1 tbsp
granulated sugar
-
1
small
fennel bulb
, or 2 celery stalks, sliced
-
1
red
bell pepper
, chopped
-
796-mL can
diced
tomatoes
-
1 cup
chicken broth
, or bouillon
-
1/4 cup
chopped fresh
basil
, or 1 tsp dried basil
-
1 tsp
hot-red-chili-flakes
, optional
-
1/2 tsp
dried
oregano leaves
-
1/2 tsp
salt
-
1 1/2 cups
small uncooked
pasta
, such as macaroni
-
1/2 cup
grated
parmesan
, or crumbled feta
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Remove sausages from casings and crumble. Heat oil in a large oven-safe saucepan or pot. Add sausages, onion and garlic and sauté, stirring often, over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir in eggplant. Sprinkle with sugar. Stir often for 5 minutes. Add fennel, red pepper, tomatoes, including juice, chicken broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in pasta.
- Bake, covered, in 350F (180C) oven for 15 minutes. Stir. Continue baking until pasta is cooked, 15 to 20 more minutes. Stir in cheese. Add more basil, if needed.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 238,
- Protein
- 11.3 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 35.7 g,
- Fat
- 6.4 g,
- Fibre
- 6.1 g,
The flavours meld well in this hearty yet very sophisticated-tasting casserole. It’s a truly scrumptious way to get your veggies and vitamin C.