Pasta with Eggplant Sauce

Name: Pasta with Eggplant Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil ($0.32); 2 cloves garlic ($0.16); 1 yellow onion ($0.52); 1 tsp anchovy paste (or 3 anchovy filets, $0.17); 1 eggplant ((about 1 lb.), $1.23); 2 15oz. cans diced tomatoes (or crushed, $1.18); 2 Tbsp tomato paste ($0.11); 1 tsp dried basil ($0.10); 1 tsp sugar ($0.02); 1 pinch red pepper flakes (crushed (optional), $0.03); black pepper (freshly cracked (10-15 cranks of a mill), $0.05); 1/2 tsp salt ( or to taste, $0.02); 12 oz. pasta ($1.49); 1 handful fresh parsley (chopped (optional), $0.25); 6 Tbsp grated Parmesan ($0.62)