Ziti and Eggplant
Ziti and Eggplant takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 6. This main course has 524 calories, 17g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ziti pasta, sugar, eggplant, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Baked Ziti with Ricottan and Italian Sausage, Baked Ziti, and Baked Ziti Casserole.
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the eggplant about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, basil, pepper, and sugar. Simmer, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes.
Mix the roasted red peppers into the skillet with the eggplant mixture. Continue cooking until eggplant is the consistency of the rest of the sauce.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Place ziti pasta in the pot, cook 9 to 11 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
Serve the eggplant and tomato sauce over the cooked ziti.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Open pitas and evenly spread insides with butter.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and season with paprika, salt and pepper. I like to make a light sprinkling of paprika across each piece.
Heat pitas in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Use to scoop up eggplant sauce, or eat separately.