How to cook pasta with eggplant

As you know, protein and carbohydrate foods are not recommended for consumption at the same time. Some experts even call this combination "food poison." But there are exceptions to each rule, and quite justified. So, products made from durum wheat, together with vegetables, are an excellent dietary duet. Perhaps that is why in many European countries, for example, pasta with eggplant or other starchy vegetables are very popular. Cooking such dishes is easy. For example, you can consider some pretty interesting options.

Vegetarian lunch

Eating vegetables is not only delicious, but also very beneficial. This rule is usually followed by vegetarians. For them, pasta with eggplant will be a full meal and a real "feast of the stomach." To prepare such a dish you will need:

• 1 eggplant, 250 g pasta, salt, 2 onions, 4 cloves of garlic, a little zira, basil, butter (vegetable and cream) and black pepper.

Cooking pasta with eggplant is quite simple. The whole process consists of several stages:

1. First you need to pour 2 liters of water into the pan and put it on fire.
2. At this time, you can safely do the preparation of vegetables. To do this, arbitrarily chop the eggplant and gently chop the onions and garlic.
3. Salt the boiling water a little, throw pasta into it and make the flame smaller. Cooking takes at least 10 minutes. More exact time is indicated on the package.
4. In a hot frying pan in boiling oil, fry the chopped vegetables.
5. Then add the eggplant and continue the process until they are softer.
6. Drain the water from the pan, leaving about 3 tablespoons at the bottom.
7. Add basil, butter and leave the contents under the lid for a few minutes.
8. After that, it remains only to connect both semi-finished products together.

Such pasta with eggplant is better to eat hot. When cold, this dish will not give the desired effect.

Simple option

Pasta with eggplant and tomatoes is also very tasty. The proximity of these two vegetables makes the dish more flavorful. To work, you may need:

• 2 eggplant, onion, 0.5 kilograms of tomatoes, a teaspoon of sugar, 3 cloves of garlic, a bunch of fresh basil, salt, 2 tablespoons of wine vinegar, 400 grams of pasta (spaghetti), ground black pepper, vegetable oil and a little soft cheese.

Making pasta with eggplant and tomatoes is also very simple:

1. First, the eggplants should be washed and cut into cubes, after cutting off the peel from them.
2. Then the tomatoes need to be turned into mashed potatoes. To do this, it is better to use a blender. Before this, peels should be peeled off the tomatoes, sprinkled with boiling water.
3. First, fry the chopped onions in a pan.
4. Add the eggplant and wait 3 minutes until they are browned.
5. Put mashed potatoes in a pan and simmer the food under the lid for another 10 minutes.
6. Add the rest of the ingredients and slightly darken all together.
7. During this time, you need to boil spaghetti.

In conclusion, you just need to mix the products. If desired, add a few slices of soft cheese. Although this is not necessary.

Caloric supplement

To make eggplant with pasta more nutritious, the recipe should be supplemented with some meat products. For such a dish, you may need the following ingredients:

• 300 grams of minced meat and pasta for 1 eggplant, 2 cloves of garlic, onion, salt, 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce, a couple of sprigs of basil, a pinch of ground pepper and 5 cherry tomatoes.

The dish is prepared in the same way:

1. First, you need to boil the pasta until it is half-cooked (al dente), and then rinse it, throwing it in a colander.
2. Fry the onion in boiling oil until it becomes slightly transparent.
3. Add finely chopped garlic, and after 1-2 minutes put the minced meat in a pan.
4. Fry eggplant separately.
5. Add them to almost finished mincemeat, seasoning with salt, pepper and tomato paste. The mixture must be extinguished for 10 minutes over low heat.
6. Now you can put basil and tomatoes, cut into 4 parts.
7. Lastly, add boiled pasta and mix well.

After 3-5 minutes, the fire can be turned off. The finished dish is served hot.

Juicy casserole

You can cook pasta with vegetables not only on the stove. You can also prepare many interesting dishes from these products in the oven. For example, a delicious casserole of pasta with eggplant is very tasty. To prepare it, you need a rich set of products:

• 250 grams of pasta, 2 sweet peppers, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 400 grams of eggplant, 2 eggs, 200 grams of sour cream and low-fat cottage cheese, ground black pepper, 150 grams of cream and feta cheese, as well as 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs and chopped fresh herbs.

Cooking casseroles begins with the processing of vegetables:

1. Eggplant should be washed, and then cut into circles, the thickness of which should be no more than 1 centimeter.
2. Pepper, cut in half, free from seeds.
3. Put vegetables on a baking sheet, salt and, sprinkled with oil, put in the oven. The temperature in it should be 180 degrees. After 5 minutes, the pieces can be turned over. And as soon as the products are browned, they can be taken out.
4. Boil pasta in salted water, and then rinse well.
5. Mix eggs first with cream, sour cream and cottage cheese, and then add greens and feta cheese. After this, the mixture must be thoroughly beaten.
6. First place the pasta on a greased baking sheet. Then cover them with egg-curd cream. The last layer will be vegetables.
7. Sprinkle the whole structure with breadcrumbs, pour oil and put in the oven for 35 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.

To prepare a fragrant casserole takes a total of no more than an hour. According to the culinary experts, the dish turns out to be very tasty and high-calorie enough to act as a hearty breakfast or a full dinner.