Eggplant Tomato Sauce and Pasta

Ingredients:

• Pasta (1 lb.)
• Eggplant, peeled and cubed (medium.)
• Vine Tomatoes, diced (1.5-2lbs.)
• Garlic, Minced (2 tsp.)
• Olive oil (.25 cups)
• Basil (1.5 tbsp.)
• Salt (1 tsp.)
• Black Pepper (.5 tsp.)
• Parmesan Cheese (.5 cups)

Directions:

1. Coat Eggplant in 2 tbsp Olive Oil and place on baking sheet.
2. Bake at 400 degrees for 21 minutes, rotating pieces twice.
3. Boil Pasta.
4. Saute Garlic in 2 tbsp. Olive Oil.
5. Add Tomatoes, Salt, and Black Pepper and cook until sauce like.
6. Add Eggplant and Basil and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Wait for sauce to cool enough that the Parmesan will not melt, and then add it.
8. Mix Sauce and Pasta.