Receta Penne with Sausage and Eggplant Bolognese
The eggplant is infused with savoriness by cooking it in the sausage drippings. Serve this baked pasta with a salad.
Ingredientes
- I 500ml container of whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
- ! Large Egg
- 1/2 cup Pesto
- 1 to 2 clove Garlic finely chopped
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- 3 large hot or sweet Italian Sausage, casings removed
- 1 medium Eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 jar 650ml Marinara Sauce
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 box penne pasta1/2 cup black olives, halved and pitted (Optional)
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Fresh basil for garnish
Direcciones
- Preheat rack in the upper third of the oven broiler to high. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
- Combine Ricotta Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, Egg, and Pesto in a bowl.
- Cook sausage in an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up into small pieces, until no longer pink, approx. 5 minutes.
- Remove the cooked sausage from the pan. Pour in olive oil and saute onions and garlic.
- When onions are soft, add sausage back to the pan.
- Stir in eggplant until eggplant softens. About 2 minutes.
- Stir in marinara, fennel seeds, black olives, and pepper.
- Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for about 7 minutes.
- Cook Penne Pasta until al la dente in boiling salted water.
- When Pasta is ready drain, and transfer to the pan with sauce add Ricotta Mixture gently stir in to combine.
- Bring to a simmer, then remove from heat.
- Evenly sprinkle mozzarella cheese to the top of the mixture.
- Transfer to the oven broiler and broil until cheese starts to brown.
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving | %DV |
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Serving Size 188g | |
Recipe makes 4 servings | |
Calories 356 | |
Calories from Fat 263 | 74% |
Total Fat 29.45g | 37% |
Saturated Fat 8.03g | 32% |
Trans Fat 0.0g | |
Cholesterol 27mg | 9% |
Sodium 569mg | 24% |
Potassium 352mg | 10% |
Total Carbs 10.67g | 3% |
Dietary Fiber 4.1g | 14% |
Sugars 3.65g | 2% |
Protein 14.37g | 23% |