Recipe - Rotini With Eggplant-Pepper Sauce

1 small Eggplant; peeled and minced
1 teaspoon Salt
One half cup White wine; or apple juice
1 small Onion; chopped
2 cup Red bell peppers; chopped
2 cup Green bell peppers; chopped
2 cup Yellow bell peppers; chopped
16 ounce Plum tomatoes; canned with
juice
2 lg Garlic cloves; minced
1 teaspoon Honey
2 tablespoon Chopped fresh basil
12 ounce Rotini; dry measure

Review: "Rotini or spirals grab the sauce. Salting eggplant draws out the
bitterness that hides in the 'juice'. Remember to rinse well to remove
salt and use lots of towels to pat dry."

Place the eggplant in a medium bowl, sprinkle lightly with the salt ad let
stand for 15 minutes to absorb the salt and release excess moisture. Rinse
well to remove the salt; pat dry with paper towels. Spread the eggplant in
a single layer on paper towels.

Bring the wine or apple juice to a boil in a large nostick frying pan. Add
the onions and simmer, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes, or until
softened. Add the red, green and yellow peppers, tomatoes (with juice),
garlic, honey and basil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring
occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the peppers are very soft.

Add the eggplant and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the sauce is thick.

While the sauce is cooking, cook the rotini in a large pot of boiling water
until just tender. Drain. Return to the pot. Add the sauce and toss well to
combine. 15 minutes of attention; 40 minutes total Per serving 393
calories; 3 g. total fat (7%); 4 g. saturated fat.

EASY FREEZE: Make Ahead Weeknight supper EggplantPepper Sauce tastes even
richer after it's been frozen, so make extra for busy weeknight suppers.
Separately freeze the cooked pasta in selfsealing plastic freezer bags and
the sauce in tightly lidded containers. Reheat the sauce in a covered
saucepan over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, or
microwave on high power for 3 minutes. Immerse frozen cooked pasta in
boilingwater for 2 to 3 minutes, or until hot.

ISBN 0875962696 edited by Jean Rogers; listed Nov 1996 by Path c/o
McRecipe
Recipe By : Prevention's Healthy OneDish Meals (1996)

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #284

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 15:08:51 0800

From: Hanneman phannema@wizard.ucr.edu