Gluten Free Pasta Alla Norma

Name: Gluten Free Pasta Alla Norma
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil (divided); 4 shallots (chopped in slices); 3 small eggplants (I used graffiti eggplant, cut in chunks with skins on); 10 ounces sliced mushrooms; 2 teaspoons garlic paste (or 2 cloves, crushed); 1 teaspoon salt; 28 ounces diced tomatoes; 14.05 ounces diced tomato; 8 ounce box of Tresomega fusilli pasta (gluten-free); 8 ounce box of Tresomega penne pasta (gluten-free); 2 tablespoons Salt (for pasta water)

Last updated on July 30, 2020. Originally posted on November 13, 2017 By Elaine 37 Comments

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I love this gluten free Pasta alla Norma recipe because it feels good to eat it! And unlike some pastas, you can’t tell this one is gluten free!

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A close up of the pasta with the veggies on it with boxed pasta, a salad in the background

The Tresomega company generously sent me some of its products. In exchange, I am writing this post from a recipe I made with the pastas! You can learn more about this delicious gluten free pasta here. You can also find the Tresomega brand locally at Sams Club, Amazon and Walmart. You can also follow Tresomega nutrition on Facebook and Twitter.

This is one of the best gluten free pastas I’ve ever tasted. I love the texture, how it cooks up and that if you follow directions, it won’t break up like some I’ve had in the past!

I always gauge how much I like something by whether I would buy it again. I would definitely buy Tresomega gluten free pasta again!

High praise, indeed.

One dish that Christopher occasionally gets when we go out for dinner is Pasta alla Norma!! So, I decided to blog about my version of this delicious recipe using the pastas Tresomega sent me.

How to this dish

Three boxes of gluten free pasta ready to be made into gluten free pasta alla Norma

Tresomega Nutrition sent me four types of pasta: fusilli, penne, elbows and spaghetti.

I chose to use two different types of pasta because Christopher loves fusilli but me, not so much. I like a lot of bite to my pasta, so the penne was for me.

The first thing I do is grab the graffiti eggplant, shallots and sliced mushrooms.

Graffiti eggplant, shallots and mushrooms on a grey table

I heat my wok on medium and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil in it. I also set two pots of water to boil for the pasta.

Next, I add sliced shallots and sauté them for 5 minutes. While the shallots are cooking, I slice up the eggplant in largish chunks!

Shallots sautéed in a wok and cut up eggplant in the background

I add 2 tablespoons of oil and the eggplant, which I sauté for 5 minutes.

Sautéed shallots and eggplant in a wok in front of some mushrooms and gluten-free pasta

The water is boiling so I add the two different Tresomega gluten free pastas each to their own pot. The fusilli took 11 minutes to cook al dente; the penne took 13.

Back to the vegetables.

I add the mushrooms to my shallots, along with 2 teaspoons of garlic paste, 2 teaspoons each of dried basil and oregano and 1 teaspoon salt. I sauté the mixture for 2 minutes and then I add one large and one small can of diced tomatoes.

I let everything simmer for 10 minutes.

Mushrooms and diced tomatoes added to the shallots and eggplant in the wok

I drain the pastas and set them in separate bowls.

Fusilli and Penne cooked and in little bowls for with the wok in the background and boxed pasta

I spoon some fusilli into Christopher’s bowl and penne in mine. I dollop some delicious eggplant mixture sauce on the pastas.

Here’s Christopher’s bowl featured.

Vegetables on the pasta with boxes of pasta and the wok in the background

And here’s my bowl of Pasta alla Norma on penne. Notice I have a nice dollop of the eggplant on the side of the dish.

Doesn’t it look delicious!?

Which do you prefer: fusilli, penne, elbows or spaghetti? Please leave me a comment to let me know.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as Christopher and I enjoyed eating it.

Please feel free to leave me a comment, what’s your favorite gluten free pasta?

And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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