Brothy Chili with Tomatillo and Greens - Alison Roman

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more
• 1 pound sausage of your choosing
• 1 pound eggplant, fennel or zucchini, chopped
• 1 red or yellow onion, sliced (not too thin)
• Kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
• 1 24-ounce jar tomato sauce, puree, or can of crushed tomatoes
• Fresh or dried oregano, optional
• Crushed red pepper flakes, optional
• 2 cloves garlic, very, very well crushed or finely chopped
• 1 pound dried pasta such as casarecce or rigatoni
• Basil, if you have it
• Pecorino or Parmesan cheese, for grating