Lunch – 3€ per serving

Hi everyone, this dish is from the region of Abruzzo in Italy. Back in the day eaten by poor farmers to get their much needed energy and protein for the working day. Keeping it cheap without compromising on taste nor nutrition values.

Ingredients for 2 persons:
* 250gr dry pasta (DeCecco) – 0.6€
* 1 eggplant – 1.2€
* 1 red bell pepper – 0.8€ (5€ / KG)
* 1 medium zucchini – 0.5€
* 2 cloves of garlic – 0.2€
* Passata (500gr) – 1.8€~
* Basil from garden
* Extra vergine olive oil (50ml) – 0.75€
* Salt and black pepper

You basically chop the vegetables to small cubes, saute them with half the amount of olive oil and put to the side. In the same pan add the remaining olive oil, the garlic and after 30 seconds add the tomato passata and let them cook on low heat until its reduced. Add the vegetables and let them cook together for few minutes. Put the ready sauce on the side and start cooking the pasta as per the package ingredient. Once the Pasta is 1 or 2 minutes away from being al dente, add it to the sauce with some pasta cooking water and let them cook the last 1 minute together to combine all the taste. Take off the stove, plate, eat and enjoy.