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Now coming to today’s post. Of course by now all of you know that we are big pasta eaters and I am always looking out for recipes to make pasta interesting. This recipe is adapted from Giada of FoodNetwork. I have seen Giada’s cooking in food network and oh boy she uses a lot of fatty stuff. I can only see her cooking, but can never get myself to float in so much butter and cheese. So this recipe has been adapted to suit my cooking and it tasted great. I don’t mind indulging in fatty food once in a while, but when it comes to day to day cooking I like to keep it simple. For me home cooking is all about healthy cooking without compromising on taste. I am sure most of you would agree on that. Recipe adapted from
Giada and
DK.
Ingredients – Pesto
1 cup basil leaves packed
1/4 cup pine nuts toasted
1 green chilly
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
1.5 tbsp olive oil
Salt
Ingredients – Pasta
1 tbsp olive oil
1 eggplant
Salt
Pepper
Red chilly flakes (Optional)
4 cups dry penne pasta
Method
Let us get the pesto ready. The pesto recipe is here. I have replaced spinach with basil and halved the recipe. Blend all ingredients under “Pesto” together.
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil and add the chopped eggplant. Add salt and pepper and cover and cook.
10 minutes into cooking.
25 minutes into cooking and eggplant is done.
Take the eggplant in a bowl.
Add the pesto to it. Add little by little based on how creamy you want the pasta to be.
Mix well to coat the eggplant.
Cook pasta based on package instructions.
Add the pasta to the eggplant-pesto mix. Toss together.
Creamy and tasty pasta ready to be served. Garnish with parmesan cheese and basil strips. This is a perfect treat for eggplant lovers. Red chilly flakes can also be added.
Enjoy!
Sending this to Healing Foods – Basil hosted by Reva. Event started by PJ and to “Only Pasta” series by Pari.
Hi vardini, you can send this to my event Only pasta, noodles and pizza, just you need to check up the rules of the entry, I have made this minus eggplant and chillies, My kids love this pesto!
Nice clicks n description VARDHINI ..
following u now
Nupur
http://uk-rasoi.blogspot.com
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This one looks interesting……..
Hi!
Delicious looking pasta!!!!! lovely photos!
U made my like for pasta even bigger now..Adding egg plant is a good idea..Looks great
Looks truly yummy!! So good in the summer.
I would like eggplant in this way for sure….
http://www.savitharajsspiceland.blogspot.com
I love eggplants but have never combined them with pasta. Great recipe.
yummy dear…you rock….clicks are so inviting!
pasta looks so delish….
This looks so good. Love it.
OMG…the pasta looks so tempting dear….adding eggplant sounds very interesting,,,,have bookmarked it..:)
Very nice and different looking pasta…Its a very good option if you want to eat healthy…
Adding eggplant in pesto is nice idea …looks delish
About lock & lock deal, that's a good one…should I say I got 1,2,3
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YUM!! Adding more olive oil would make it look like restaurant-ordered…That's nice to add eggplant…more veggie choices for pasta…
Wow…i love this very different and inviting pasta!!
Deja vu.. I too made giada's pasta… but with bell pepper pesto… Would post soon
Nice Combo. Anything with pesto would be wonderful
Cheers,
Uma
Looks super delicious and healthy! Love that you used fresh ingredients to make pesto yourself.
Hey…super delicious pasta…basil pesto is very interesting with eggplant …superb pictures…
Adding eggplant is something nice ..i have never tried it..looks yum.
Looks delicious
Ramya
http://ramyasrecipe.blogspot.com/
good one and I have tried giada's recipe too with conch shell pastas
Dear Vardhini
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This is an amazing recipe! I love egg plants. I am going to make this soon and will use the required quantity of fat originally specified. The Pasta is a bigger fattening agent than the extra spoon of oil
Have a great weekend
wow super delicious yummy..
wow dear gr8 combination (pasta with egg plant)….looks soo delicious….i'll must try dis…
I love the way you have presented! And home cooking is always heart-warming & tummy filling! Love it
I love eggplants and this with pasts is always a great combo..looks yummy
Hey…super delicious pasta…basil pesto is very interesting with eggplant …superb pictures vardhini…likey!!!