Delicious 25-minute smoky eggplant pasta recipe - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• 2 large eggplants
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra 2 Tbsp (if oven baking)
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 500g orecchiette
• 6 chard leaves and stalks, leaves roughly chopped, stalks finely chopped
• 2 green onions, finely sliced
• Juice and finely grated zest of 2 lemons
• Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season
• Parmesan, to serve