Blogger Arlene Cummings of Cooking With Sugar shares a favorite recipe. This rich tasting Mediterranean dish will give you all the flavor of a comforting pasta dish without all the fat.
Mediterranean Pasta with Roasted Eggplant and Chickpeas
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 6 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 8 oz container of mushrooms cut in half (optional)
- 1 eggplant seeded and cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 (15-oz) can Progresso™ Chick Peas, drained
- 1 onion, cut into large cubes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- Cooking Spray
- 1 pound uncooked multigrain pasta
- 1 cup Progresso™ reduced-sodium chicken broth
- Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Preheat oven to 425°F.
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Step2Spray a rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray and then add all the ingredients except the chicken broth, pasta and cheese. Sprinkle with olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper and the sugar, toss well. Place on the second highest rack in the oven and roast for about 55 minutes or until vegetables are soft and golden. Give it a stir once or twice while it is cooking to rotate the vegetables.
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Step3Cook pasta. After removing the vegetables from the oven, add the chicken broth. Pour vegetable mixture over cooked pasta and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. If pasta seems too dry add a little more chicken broth.
Nutrition
310
Calories
5g
Total Fat
12g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 210mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 460mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 34%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 12g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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