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Stuffed Eggplant

Stuffed Baby Eggplant Parmesan

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Baby Eggplant
  • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3/4 lb chopped pork or beef
  • 1/2 white onion chopped
  • 2 plum size tomatoes chopped
  • 2 cloves garlicchopped
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups Tomato Sauce
  • 1/2 cup plus more for sprinkling - Grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped provolone cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 handful each of fresh Parsley and Basil chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste *

Instructions
 

  • Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F
  • Cut 4 eggplant in half and remove pulp. Set skins in a greased baking dish.
  • Saute eggplant, onion, garlic, tomatoes, and herbs together until softened.
  • Saute in a seperate pan chopped pork until cooked through and then add to eggplant mixture.
  • In a bowl place breadcrumbs, paremsan cheese and provolone cheese. Add the eggplant mixture and mix well. Add the egg and combine.
  • Fill the eggplants with the mixture. Pour the sauce over the tops of the eggplant and inside the baking dish. Take about a 1/4 cup of water and thin out the sauce at the bottom of the dish.
  • Cover with foil and bake 45-50 mins. Remove from oven, sprinkle with a little more parmesan cheese and evenly diperse the mozzzarella cheese over the tops of the eggplant. Cook an additional 15 minutes - unocvered- until baked cheese is melted. Let cool and serve.
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