Italian Skillet Pasta

Italian Skillet Pasta

Italian Skillet Pasta

Fresh tomatoes, eggplant and even green beans make this veggie-packed pasta delicious. Blend half of the vegetables to make a quick sauce. The best part, this weeknight dinner comes together in one skillet!

  • Yield:

    4-6 Servings

  • Cuisine:

    Italian

  • Course:

    Dinner

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Ingredients

8 ounces of whole milk ricotta
2 tablespoons, plus more for garnish of fresh basil chopped
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
1/2 pound of uncooked pasta
5 tablespoons of olive oil
2 shallots peeled, sliced root to tip
1 tablespoon of garlic minced
3 cups of eggplant diced from 1 large eggplant
3 cups of cherry tomatoes halved
1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups of fresh green beans trimmed
fresh oregano for serving

Directions

  1. Mix together ricotta, chopped basil and black pepper. Set aside.
  2. Cook pasta in a Circulon straining saucepan and salted water until just al dente. Drain; set aside.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a Circulon sauté over medium-high heat. Add the sliced shallots and garlic and cook until just soft, about 2 minutes. Add eggplant, half the tomatoes, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is browning and getting soft, about 3 minutes. Turn off heat.
  4. Transfer half the veggie mixture to a blender with remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice and 1 teaspoon salt, and blend until smooth. Transfer back to the skillet.
  5. Turn heat to medium, add green beans and remaining fresh tomatoes, and cook until just heated through, about 1 minute. Serve immediately topped with ricotta and garnished with extra basil and oregano.