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This recipe is very simple. It’s a marriage between The I.T. Gourmet Marinara Sauce and a few other ingredients - Here’s a simple, quick, and robust pasta meal made with hearty ingredients - it’s also vegetarian.
Ingredients
1 Medium Eggplant - peeled and sliced into 1/8” to 1/4” rounds
1/4 to 1/3 Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
1/2 Cup Milk (I prefer 2% or Whole Milk for this recipe)
1/4 Cup to 1/3 Cup of Vodka (Optional)
4 - 6 ounces of Fresh Mozzarella Cheese (cubed in 1/4” to 1/2” pieces)
1/2 Pound ziti pasta (or whatever your favorite pasta is)
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Directions
Step 1 - Make The I.T. Gourmet Marinara Sauce
Step 2 - Grill the Eggplant
Spread the eggplant rounds out on a baking sheet and coat each side with the olive oil and liberally sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place on a Medium High grill (I generally use a gas grill) and cook each side of the eggplant rounds until they are medium dark (but not burnt).
Remove eggplant from grill when cooked and sit on your cutting board to rest until warm to the touch. When cooled, give the eggplant a medium dice.
Step 3 - Cook Pasta
Cook pasta until “al dente” and immediately remove from water reserving 1/2 a cup of pasta water. NOTE: We mix up the type of pasta we use for this dish - have fun with it!
Step 4 - Mix the Remaining Ingredients
Combine the eggplant into the sauce and stir to mix it up and heat the eggplant back up. Add milk and vodka and stir to heat to simmer. Remove from heat and add in the pasta and some of the reserved pasta water to the pot.
Step 5 - Plate and Serve
Plate the pasta and add the mozzarella and grated parmesan!
Enjoy and Bon AppetIT!!!
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