Mediterranean Baked Pasta With Eggplant And Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 eggplant, cut into ½- to 1-inch cubes
• • 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• • 1.25 cups roasted red pepper hummus (10oz container)
• • 4 pre-cooked poultry sausage links*
• • 14oz box of cooked and drained pasta of choice (rotini, penne, farfalle, fusilli, spaghetti, etc.)**
• • Optional garnish: herbs, sliced olives, and crumbled feta cheese or goat cheese.
• *Any favorite variation works, from andouille to chicken-apple sausage.
• **It’s important to save 1 cup pasta water for the finished sauce.