Mushroom alla norma

Author: Tamika O'Neill

Photographer: Steve Brown

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This vegetarian pasta recipe is big on flavour but low on cost to make!

Serves: 6

Time to make: 40 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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1 large eggplantaubergineX, chopped into 3cm pieces
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
350g rigatoni
200g white cup or button mushrooms, quartered
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
500g chunky tomato, garlic and basil pasta sauce (or any pasta sauce)
20g parmesan, finely grated
1 cup basil leaves

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Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 200°C fan-forced. Spread eggplant on a baking tray in an even layer, sprinkle with oregano and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden.

2 Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling water cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of cooking liquid.

3 In a food processor place mushrooms and pulse for 5 seconds or until diced. In a large fry-pan heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add celery, carrot, onion and garlic and sauté for 5-8 minutes or until softened. Add mushrooms, pasta sauce and reserved liquid, and continue to cook for a further 10 minutes until sauce has reduced slightly. Fold through eggplant and cooked pasta.

4 Serve with grated parmesan and basil leaves.

HFG tip

Eggplant shrinks a lot during baking so pieces could be increased to 4cm if you want to see larger chunks.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 390cal

Kilojoules 1632kJ

Protein 12.2g

Total fat 11.4g

–Saturated fat 2.3g

Carbohydrates 55.4g

–Sugars 10.9g

Dietary fibre 9.0g

Sodium 420mg

Calcium 138mg

Iron 2.1mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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