Roasted Eggplant Pasta with Tomatoes and Mozzarella

Name: Roasted Eggplant Pasta with Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 medium sized eggplant (peeled (optional) and cut into a large dice); 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided, plus more for drizzling); Kosher salt (to taste ); freshly ground pepper (to taste ); 8 plum tomatoes (seeded and cut into chunks); 3 cloves garlic (very thinly sliced); ½ lb gamelli pasta (or any other short shape ); 8 oz fresh mozzarella ((1 ball), cut into cubes); ½ cup Parmigiano Reggiano (grated, plus more for serving); ¼ cup fresh basil leaves (torn or cut into ribbons, plus more for serving)