Aubergine milanese with spaghetti

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 30 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Slices of aubergine are coated in a cheesy panko crumb then fried until golden, and served with spaghetti in a rich tomato sauce, in this speedy Mediterranean recipe.

Check out this vegetarian spin on the classic puttanesca for another delicious meat-free alternative.

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Ingredients

  • Olive oil for frying and drizzling
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 75g plain flour
  • 2 free-range eggs, beaten
  • 100g panko breadcrumbs
  • 50g grated parmesan or vegetarian alternative
  • 2 large aubergines, sliced into 1cm rounds
  • 300g spaghetti
  • Fresh basil leaves to serve
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Method

  1. Heat a glug of olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion and cook gently for 6 minutes until starting to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes more, then pour in the tomatoes and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Taste and season.
  2. Meanwhile, put the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs in 3 separate shallow bowls, then stir the parmesan into the crumbs. Dip the aubergine slices first into the flour, then the egg and finally the breadcrumbs. Heat a glug of oil in another frying pan and fry the aubergine slices for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden. Drain on kitchen paper and season lightly with salt.
  3. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti according to the pack instructions. Drain, return to the pan and toss with a drizzle of oil, then stir in the tomato sauce. Serve in bowls topped with the aubergine slices and basil leaves.
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Nutrition

  • 629kcals Calories
  • 14.8g (4.6g saturated) Fat
  • 25g Protein
  • 94.6g (10.2 sugars) Carbs
  • 8.8g Fibre
  • 0.7g Salt
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