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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Start large pot of water to boil for pasta. | 2. In large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and garlic and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 5 minutes. | 3. Add the eggplant and tomatoes and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender and the tomatoes release their juices, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. | 4. Meanwhile, start cooking the pasta according to package directions. | 5. While the vegetables are still cooking, drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the water. Transfer the pasta to a serving bowl. Add vegetables to pasta. | 6. Add the reserved pasta water to the skillet and cook over high heat, stirring, until reduced slightly. Add to pasta and vegetables and toss to combine. | 7. Serve pasta topped with basil, garlic bread crumbs and grated parmesan or soy cheese, if desired. | 8. NOTE: Sauteed garlic crumbs can be made with 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, minced, and 1 3/4 cups soft whole wheat or white bread crumbs, cubed. In large non-stick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until opaque but not brown. Addd the bread crumbs and cook, stirring often, until the crumbs turn golden, 5-8 minutes. Scrape crumbs on paper towels and let cool. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pasta	1			19.5611	2.8349	0.4366	0.6549
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
green bell pepper	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
eggplant	1		unpeeled cut	-	-	-	-
plum tomato	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
basil	1/4	cup	shredded	1.38	0.159	0.18899999999999997	0.0384
garlic breadcrumb				-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese			grated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.