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Recipe Tags: Weeknight 60 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Preparation Occasion Healthy Main Dish Pasta Vegetables Easy Low Fat Dietary Low Cholesterol Low Saturated Fat Low Calorie Healthy 2 Low In Something Pasta Rice And Grains 3 Steps Or Less Eggplant

Eggplant Bolognese

From cooking light, this is an amazingly flavorful pasta dish. Only 1/2 lb. Ground beef and a lot of healthy veggies. Definitely a great meal for a cool night!!

Steps

Heat olive oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Add onion , 1 / 4 teaspoon salt , 1 / 4 teaspoon pepper , and beef.
Cook 10 minutes or until beef is browned , stirring to crumble beef.
Add eggplant , garlic , 1 / 4 teaspoon salt , and remaining 1 / 4 teaspoon pepper.
Cook 20 minutes or until eggplant is very tender , stirring occasionally.
Add tomato paste.
Cook 2 minutes , stirring constantly.
Add wine.
Cook 1 minute , scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
Add tomatoes.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat.
Simmer 10 minutes , stirring occasionally and breaking up the tomatoes as necessary.
Add remaining 1 / 4 teaspoon salt and red wine vinegar.
Cook pasta according to package directions , adding 1 tablespoon kosher salt to cooking water.
Drain.
Toss pasta with sauce.
Sprinkle with basil leaves.

Ingredients

olive oil, onions, kosher salt, black pepper, ground sirloin, eggplants, garlic, tomato paste, red wine, whole tomatoes, red wine vinegar, fettuccine, fresh basil leaf