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Eggplant Pasta Bake

Your new favorite Friday meal with eggplants, spinach, and pine nuts thrown together and baked with this dreamy sauce and cheeses.
Cook Time 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 eggplant
  • olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano + bay leaves
  • 1 lb. chickpea noodles
  • 3 cups marinara sauce
  • ½ cup pine nuts
  • 3 cups spinach
  • 2 balls of burrata
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400° F. Start boiling a large pot of water.
  • Dice up the eggplant. Lay it on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, and bay leaves. Cook for 12-15 minutes.
  • Cook the noodles according to the package.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cooked noodles, marinara sauce, cooked eggplant, spinach, and pine nuts. Pour into a large baking dish.
  • Spread open the balls of burrata and place bits of it over top of the pasta. Add the mozzarella cheese, too.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.