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

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 medium eggplant
• 6 ounces italian turkey sausage
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 6 large baby portabella mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 large onion, sliced thinly
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh basil, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup v 8 vegetable juice
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 8 ounces dry wt linguine
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 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.