Pasta with Roasted Eggplant and Meat Sauce

Roasting this nicely seasoned eggplant-and-lamb sauce from start to finish gives it an incredibly rich flavor while requiring very little attention. The result is something like an eggplant Bolognese, perfect with a little pasta but also good spooned over a split baked potato or even a roll, like a sloppy joe.

Makes: 4 servings
Time: About 1 hour, largely…