Creamy Ham and Eggplant Mezze Maniche made a few days ago when I was in a hurry and had some eggplants to use and quite a bit of cooked ham that was begging for mercy. So I thought, let’s make a creamy pasta that, if we have leftovers, we can bake with cheese added. And voila, the result? Alas, nothing was left as it was so good they asked for seconds, a really simple pasta dish that cooks in the same time as the pasta, so what are you waiting for?
If you like vegetable first courses, I recommend the zucchini and salami pasta and the pasta with zucchini sauce, which are very simple to make and very tasty.
Let’s discover how to prepare pasta with eggplants and ham right after the photo as always!!
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Fall
Ingredients for Creamy Ham and Eggplant Mezze Maniche
- 11 oz mezze maniche rigate
- 2 black oval eggplants
- 4 oz cooked ham
- 3.5 oz fresh spreadable cheese (such as Philadelphia or Robiola)
- 3.5 tbsp milk
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 pinches salt
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
How to Prepare Creamy Ham and Eggplant Mezze Maniche
Prepare the creamy ham and eggplant mezze maniche starting with the eggplants. Wash them, trim them, and cut them first into slices and then into sticks.
Cut the sticks into pieces and in a large pan sauté the whole and crushed garlic clove in the oil.
After a few moments, add the eggplants and let them cook on low heat, stirring often.
Meanwhile, put a pot with plenty of lightly salted water on the stove to cook the pasta.
When the eggplants are soft but not browned, remove the garlic clove, salt, and add the spreadable cheese.
Stir to melt it, adding milk to make it creamier. Alternatively, you can add a ladle of the pasta’s cooking water.
Incorporate the cooked ham cut into cubes and as soon as the pasta is cooked, drain it into the pan with the sauce.
Let the mezze maniche with eggplants flavor for a few moments and, if necessary, correct the salt.
ENJOY YOUR MEAL
Storing Creamy Ham and Eggplant Mezze Maniche
If you have leftovers, you can store it in the refrigerator for 1 day, then add some mozzarella and grated cheese and bake it for just 10 minutes.
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