Pictures don’t do this Pasta-touille justice. TONS of vegetables, split peas and a teeny bit of chicken, laced with chevre and fresh mozzarella cheese!
Ingredients: [‘eggplants’, ‘dried red lentils’, ‘water’, ‘marinara sauce’, ‘no-salt-added diced tomatoes’, ‘tomato paste’, ‘garlic cloves’, ‘dried onion’, ‘dried parsley’, ‘dried basil’, ‘fennel seed’, ‘paprika’, ‘salt’, ‘cooked chicken’, ‘pasta’, ‘zucchini’, ‘roasted red peppers’, ‘fresh mozzarella cheese’, ‘chevre cheese’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“5 cups cubed unpeeled eggplants (about 2 medium-large)”,”1 cup dried red lentils or 1 cup dried split peas”,”1 1/2 cups water”,”1 1/2 cups marinara sauce”,”1 (29 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained “,”2 tablespoons no-salt-added tomato paste (I actually used a version of my Roasted Garlic Tomato Paste that I forgot to put salt in)”,”5 garlic cloves, finely chopped “,”1 tablespoon minced dried onion”,”1 teaspoon dried parsley”,”1 teaspoon dried basil”,”1/2 teaspoon fennel seed”,”1/2 teaspoon paprika”,”1/2 teaspoon salt”,”1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken”,”1 1/2 lbs short-cut whole grain pasta”,”4 medium zucchini, run through the spaghetti setting on a spiralizer “,”1 (15 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, slices drained “,”10 1/2 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into small pieces “,”5 ounces chevre cheese, crumbled “]
Number of Servings: 10
Steps: [‘Eggplant:’, ‘Heat the oven to 425°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.’, ‘Spread out the eggplant cubes and mist with spray oil.’, ‘Roast for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove and set aside.’, ‘Reduce oven to 350°F.’, ‘Sauce:’, ‘Combine lentils and water in a large pot.’, ‘Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer, covered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.’, ‘Stir in marinara, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, dried onion, parsley, basil, fennel, paprika, salt and chicken. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.’, ‘Pasta and Assembly:’, ‘Coat a large casserole dish or Dutch oven (love my Staub!) with cooking spray.’, ‘Cook the pasta 3 minutes shy of al dente, drain and transfer to the Dutch oven.’, ‘Stir in the zucchini, pepper slices, eggplant, half the mozzarella and chevre, and all the sauce.’, ‘Top with remaining cheese.’, ‘Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes or until bubbly around edges and cheese is melted.’, ‘Broil for 5 minutes until cheese is browned.’]