Italians love pasta, they eat it as a main course, add in salads and even baked in the oven. When baking, usually use a large amount of mozzarella cheese, which is known for its tender texture and the fact that it becomes incredibly stretched when melting. Thanks to baking, the paste is soaked in this recipe. tastes of eggplant and pancetta and turns into a full-fledged dish, not требующее дополнительных соусов. 
Time: 1 hour.Difficulty: easy Servings: 6 Measured containers are used in recipes volume: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cups (st.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (Art.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 450 gr dry pasta cavatappi
- 2 tbsp. l olive oil
- 350 gr pancettas, diced
- 1 medium eggplant, peel and cut into cubes 1.2 cm
- 5.5 tbsp. ready sauce marinara
- 3 tbsp. grated mozzarella
- 1 tbsp. coarse gravy of parmesan
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Recipe preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 230 ° C. Bring a big boil a pot of salted water.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, preheat olive oil. Fill the pancetta and fry, periodically stirring until it becomes rosy and crispy, about 8 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to put it in a large dish.
- Increase the heat to medium-high, add eggplant to the fat, melted from pancetta and fry, stirring occasionally, until it becomes golden brown and soft, 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a dish with pancetta.
- Cook kavatappi in boiling salt water almost until al dente state for about 2 minutes. less than indicated on packaging. Drain the water from the pasta and add it to the dish with pancetta and eggplant.
- Add marinara sauce, half mozzarella and half to the dish Parmesan and mix thoroughly to combine. Shift the resulting mixture in a 3-3.5 liter baking dish and sprinkle the remains of mozzarella and parmesan.
- Bake without lid until the casserole is browned, about 15 minutes Allow the paste to brew for about 10 minutes. before serving.
