Roasted Eggplant And Garlic With Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large eggplant
• 1 head garlic
• 1/2 bunch parsley
• 1/2 cup basil leaves
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter
• parmesan cheese
• 8 ounces pasta (i used piccolinni)
• kosher salt
• freshly cracked black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 slice garlic head in half, horizontally, and sprinkle with olive oil then wrap entire head in aluminum foil.
• 3 on a baking sheet, roast the whole eggplant and garlic until soft, about 45 minutes.
• 4 remove from oven and let cool.
• 5 squeeze out soft garlic cloves, peel and chop eggplant into bite size pieces.
• 6 heat skillet and add remaining olive oil, lightly sauté garlic and eggplant, season with salt and pepper.
• 7 add chicken broth, parsley and lemon juice and simmer until reduced by half.
• 8 rough chop basil.
• 9 add butter and basil leaves and stir well.
• 10 cook pasta according to package directions, drain and toss with eggplant mixture.
• 11 top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and serve.