Roasted Eggplant And Tomato Pasta With Stilton

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil (or to taste)
• sea salt
• black pepper
• 150 -180 g whole wheat penne (depending on how hungry you are!) or 150 -180 g rotini pasta (depending on how hungry you are!)
• 400 g eggplants
• 300 g cherry tomatoes (red and yellow if you can find them)
• 100 g onions, halved and sliced thinly into half moons
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• 0.5 (14 ounce) can water-packed artichoke hearts (about 3 hearts or serving)
• 60 g blue cheese, such as english stilton (crumbled)
• red pepper flakes or balsamic vinegar, to taste
• chicken or sausage or soy mincemeat or cannellini beans

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400º.
• 2 on an oiled cookie sheet try with sides, lay out the sliced eggplant, do not overlap the pieces.
• 3 salt and pepper the pieces on one side, then turn over and salt and pepper the other side.
• 4 put the tomatoes on the tray as well, salt and pepper them too.
• 5 drizzle more oil lightly over the veggies.
• 6 put in oven for approximately 40 minutes.
• 7 turn the eggplant over and stir tomatoes halfway through.
• 8 you will know they are done when the tomatoes have all collapsed and the edges are a bit charred on the eggplant and tomatoes.
• 9 remove from oven and set to side.
• 10 10 minutes before removing vegetables from oven, boil water to cook your pasta.
• 11 heat a pan and saute onion and garlic until the onion gets soft and start browning (about 7 minutes).
• 12 add the artichoke heart and cook until heated through and onions are slightly browned (about 3 more minutes).
• 13 drain the pasta, reserving about 1 cup of pasta water.
• 14 cut the eggplant into strips.
• 15 add the pasta, eggplant, and tomatoes to the pan with the onions. toss together, adding some pasta water if it is very dry.
• 16 remove from heat and add arugula and cheese, toss together (you can also add red pepper flakes and some balsamic vinegar now if you want).
• 17 enjoy!
• 18 if wanted, add protein of choice: chicken, sausage, soy mince, or cannellini beans.
• 19 also, feelf ree to play with the vegetables. this would be tasty with some sauteed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, or roasted asparagus as well.