Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS

  • 116- to 18-ounce eggplant, unpeeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1large onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2tablespoons olive oil
  • 2medium zucchini, trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2garlic cloves, minced
  • 128-ounce can seasoned crushed tomatoes with italian herbs12ounces penne pasta1/4cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

    DIRECTIONS

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange eggplant and onion on large rimmed nonstick baking sheet. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables until beginning to brown, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Stir zucchini and garlic into vegetables; continue to roast until all vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes longer. Stir crushed tomatoes into vegetables on baking sheet; roast until heated through, about 10 minutes.


    Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Ladle 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid into small bowl; reserve. Drain pasta.Return pasta to same pot. Add roasted vegetable sauce and all herbs to pasta and toss to blend. Gradually add enough reserved pasta cooking liquid to moisten as desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer pasta to bowl and serve.