My Great Recipes, Grandmas Kitchen, Easy Everyday Cooking, Great Meals In Under 30 Minutes, Beginners' Yoga

Treasured Family Dinner Recipes from Grandma Betty

May 12, 2010

Sausage & Eggplant Pasta

, , , , , , ,
Presented by Easy To Bake Easy To Make
23 ratings
Prep time:

Servings: 6 to 8
Partner: Crusty Italian Bread
Sausage & Eggplant Pasta

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces wide egg noodles
  • 1 (8-ounce) eggplant
  • 8 ounces sweet Italian sausage links
  • 1 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/2 cup olive oil vinaigrette salad dressing
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

  • 1
    Cook the noodles using package directions; drain well.
  • 2
    Cut the eggplant lengthwise into quarters. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Cut the sausage into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
  • 3
    Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  • 4
    Place sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage, stirring frequently, until browned, about 6 minutes.
  • 5
    Add eggplant, tomato and salad dressing to the skillet. Cook, stirring frequently, until eggplant is tender, about 6 minutes.
  • 6
    Add noodles, parsley and black pepper to sausage mixture in skillet and mix gently. Spoon into a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake until cheese is melted, about 18 minutes. Serve immediately.
Grandma Betty
Grandma Betty

Grandma's Secret Trick

Eggplant was a regular in my family's garden, so we could count on having tender, young eggplant. If an eggplant seemed too large (which meant it was bitter), Grandma cut the eggplant as directed in the recipe, placed it in a colander, salted it generously and let it stand for 30 minutes. Then she rinsed each piece thoroughly and patted it dry before proceeding with the recipe.

More Homestyle Pasta

Noodle Soufflé

Presented by

Easy To Bake Easy To Make

Noodle Soufflé

Grandma said that this noodle dish was served either as dessert or as a side dish in ‘the old country.’

Hearty Noodle Casserole

Presented by

Easy To Bake Easy To Make

Hearty Noodle Casserole

Fondly referred to as ‘mixed-up lasagna,’ Grandma served this dish whenever the grandkids slept over.

Grandma’s Macaroni and Cheese

Grandma’s Macaroni and Cheese

The secret to my Grandma’s famous macaroni and cheese was crisp-cooked bacon.

Mushroom Lasagna

Presented by

Easy To Bake Easy To Make

Mushroom Lasagna

This old family recipe has a new life in my kitchen since my college-age son adopted a vegetarian diet.

Recipe GiveAway!
More Grandmas Recipes
Lisa

Subscribe to themed high- quality recipes from Grandma's Test Kitchen.

Get 12 new recipes every other week!