Roasted Vegetable Pasta
roasted eggplant, bell peppers, onions and garlic over whole wheat pasta
Servings 6 (click to scale)
Calories 190kcal
Ingredients
- 3 each Roma tomates chopped
- 3 cloves fresh garlic peeled
- 1 1/2 each red bell peppers
- 1 medium eggplant 1"cubed
- 3 oz red onion 1" cubed
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
- 3 Tbsp canola oil
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chiffonade cut
- 12 oz whole wheat penne pasta
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400F degrees. Brush a baking sheet with the oil. Combine the tomatoes, garlic, bell peppers, eggplant and onion on the baking sheet. Drizzle with remaining oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to combine and spread out over the sheet.
- Roast the vegetables until tender, approximately 45 minutes.
- When the vegetables have roasted, take one cup and blend it in a food processor. Combine the remaining vegetables with the puree to make the sauce. A little of the pasta cooking liquid may be added if the sauce is too dry. Keep warm until the pasta is ready.
- Cook the pasta in boiling water until al dente (just firm) and drain. Combine the pasta and sauce together and serve in a bowl. Garnish with fresh basil.
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 130mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g
