Mediterranean Bacon & Eggplant Fusilli
with Feta
Add layers of flavour to fusilli with an array of rainbow veggies roasted in Mediterranean-inspired seasonings. Paired with a rich cherry tomato and bacon sauce and creamy feta, your finished dish will be transformed into a taste sensation.
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Ingredients
2 clove
garlic
1
eggplant
1 packet
tomato paste
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
1 sachet
vegetable stock powder
1 packet
diced bacon
1 packet
fusilli
(Contains Gluten; May be present Soy, Egg. )
½ packet
cream
(Contains Milk; )
½ packet
Cow's Milk Feta
(Contains Milk; May be present Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Pecan, Pine Nut, Macadamia, Walnut. )
1
carrot
1
Brown Onion
1 sachet
Aussie Spice Blend
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to the boil. • Finely chop garlic. Cut carrot and eggplant into bite-sized chunks. Slice onion into wedges. • Place carrot, eggplant and onion on a lined oven tray. Drizzle generously with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and roast until tender, 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook fusilli in the boiling water until 'al dente', 12 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/2 cup for 2 people / 1 cup for 4 people), then drain pasta and return to saucepan. Drizzle with a little olive oil to prevent sticking.
TIP: 'Al dente' pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre.
• When veggies have 5 minutes cook time remaining, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook diced bacon, breaking up with a spoon, until golden, 5-6 minutes. • Add garlic, tomato paste and Aussie spice blend and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. • Add cream (see ingredients), vegetable stock powder and reserved pasta water and simmer, stirring, until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. • Remove pan from heat, add cooked fusilli, baby spinach leaves and roasted veggies and toss to combine. Season to taste.
TIP: Combine the pasta in the saucepan if your frying pan isn't big enough.
• Divide Mediterranean bacon and roasted eggplant fusilli between bowls. • Crumble over feta (see ingredients) to serve. Enjoy!