3 eggplant bacon pasta Recipes

bacon, chopped, onion, chopped, eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, red wine vinegar, dried thyme, crumbled, capers, drained and rinsed, penne pasta, olive oil, feta cheese, crumbled (about 7 oz.), brine-cured black olives, pitted , such as kalamata, chopped italian parsley, for garnish

eggplants (1kg/2lb), olive oil , for shallow frying, plain flour (75g/31/2oz), eggs, lightly beaten, breadcrumbs (200g/61/2oz approximately ), garlic cloves, minced, dried basil, bottled pasta sauce (i recommend marramamba s the simplest tomato sauce ever (marcella hazan)), mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated (100g/31/2oz approximately ), parmesan cheese, finely grated (30g/1oz), fresh oregano leaves, loosely packed, walnuts (optional), rindless bacon, fat removed, chopped (optional)