Eggplant and Spinach Pasta

  • Preparation Time
    Prep:
    10 min.
  • Cooking Time
    Cook:
    25 min.
  • Serves
    Serves:
    4

Flavored with citrus, Parmesan and Culinary Collection Sofrito, this tasty vegetarian pasta with sautéed eggplant makes a great meatless meal any night of the week.

Recipe tags: sofrito base, easy difficulty, main, vegetarian, skillet

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 lb dried farfalle pasta
2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon® Sofrito Base
¼ cup unsalted butter
1 lbs eggplant, peeled and diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
6 cups packed baby spinach
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp lemon zest
¼ cup lemon juice

Directions

  • 1

    Cook farfalle according to package directions, adding 1 Tbsp of Culinary Collections Sofrito to the cooking water. Reserve 1/3 cup cooking water; drain farfalle.

  • 2

    Meanwhile, in large skillet set over medium heat, melt butter. Cook eggplant, red pepper, yellow pepper and remaining Culinary Collection Sofrito, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender and starting to brown.

  • 3

    Add spinach and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes or until starting to wilt.

  • 4

    Stir in farfalle, reserved cooking water, Parmesan, lemon zest and lemon juice until well coated.

Tip: Substitute butter with olive oil if preferred.