Robb's Linguini With Grilled Eggplant, Sausage, and Basil

Submitted by Artemis Platts

"My husband made this on the fly yesterday and it was superb. I told him I had to post this. The flavors come together marvelously. Don't skimp on the fresh basil!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 medium eggplant
• 170.09 g Italian turkey sausage
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 6 large baby portabella mushrooms, sliced
• 29.58 ml minced garlic
• 1 large onion, sliced thinly
• 29.58-44.37 ml fresh basil, roughly chopped
• 59.14 ml v 8 vegetable juice
• 29.58 ml parmesan cheese
• 226.79 g dry wt linguine
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Saute garlic and onions. Add sliced mushrooms,diced tomatoes, and fresh basil. Add V 8 juice, and simmer about 10 minutes.
2. Meantime, saute sausage in pan with a little olive oil or place on pre-heated grill and cook until well-done. Cut eggplant into 1 inch slices, brush with olive oil and place on hot grill. Cook until tender.
3. When sausage is done, remove from pan or grill and cut into pieces.
4. Layer a 9" x 9" baking pan with first the tomato mixture, then the eggplant slices then sausage. Top with remaining tomato mixture and sprinkle with parmesan.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Serve over linguini or other pasta.