Spicy Eggplant Spaghetti

• 7 ounces spaghetti
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red chilli finely sliced
• 1/2 onion finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove crushed
• 2 bacon slices chopped
• 7 ounces eggplant diced
• 1 teaspoon dried basil or 3 tbs fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tomato chopped
• salt
• pepper

1. Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well and return to the pan to keep warm.
2. Heat 1 tbs of the oil in a large deep frying pan over medium heat. Cook the chilli, onion, garlic and bacon for 3-4 minutes, or until the onion is golden and the bacon browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.
3. Add the remaining oil to the pan, cook the eggplant and dried basil over high heat, tossing to brown on all sides. Return the bacon mixture to the pan, add the vinegar, tomato and basil (if using fresh basil) and cook until heated through. Season.
4. Serve the spaghetti topped with the eggplant mixture.

spaghetti, olive oil, red chilli, onion, garlic, bacon, basil, balsamic vinegar, tomato, salt, pepper

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Spicy-Eggplant-Spaghetti-1674634 (may not work)