Awesome Eggplant Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
    1 sweet onion, chopped
    1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
    10 fresh basil leaves
    1 eggplant, peeled and cubed
    1 portobello mushroom, chopped
    1 red bell pepper, diced
    1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
    1 (8 ounce) package fresh mozzarella cheese, cubed, or to taste
Preparation
    Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and fresh basil and bring to a simmer.
    Heat remaining olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir eggplant, mushroom, and red bell pepper until softened, about 10 minutes. Add tomato mixture to eggplant mixture and simmer for 30 minutes.
    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 13 minutes. Drain.
    Toss pasta, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce together in a bowl.

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