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olive oil onion garlic tomatoes tomato paste basil salt penne pasta Ricotta cheese Mozzarella cheese
Viewed: 38 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- I lbs sweet italian sausage
- 2 tbls olive oil
- I medium eggplant about 3/4 cup
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- I garlic clove
- I teaspoon paprika
- 14oz crushed tomatoes
- 3oz tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- salt
- 1/2 pound penne pasta
- 8 oz ricotta cheese
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
Method
- Brown sausage
- cut eggplant into 1/2" cubes
- Add eggplant, onion, and garlic into sausage, Cook 5 minutes longer
- Stir in paprika
- Add mattes tomato paste, basil, salt to eggplant mixture and bring to boil
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 35 minutes in partially covered pot
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Cook pasta according to package
- Stir into sauce
- Spread half mixture into shadow baking dish.
- Top with ricotta cheese. Sprinkle 1/2 mozzarella cheese.
- Top with remaining eggplant
- Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella
- Bake for 40 minutes
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving
