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Stuffed Eggplant Parm

Stuffed Eggplant Parm

Servings 4 Eggplant

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Medium Eggplant
  • olive oil
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • 1/4 Cup Plain Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Medium Yellow Onion, finely chopped
  • 3 Cloves Garlic (minced)
  • 2 Cups Marinara OR Sauce of choice
  • 1/4 Cups Fresh Basil, chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400º.
  • In a small bowl, mix together your breadcrumbs, olive oil and a dash of salt. Set aside.
  • Wash your eggplant and slice in half, length wise. Taking a pairing knife, carefully cut along edge of eggplant, leaving a border. Be careful not to slice completely through skin.
  • Scoop out flesh of eggplants and place flesh aside.
  • Chop up eggplant flesh and set aside.
  • In a casserole dish that will fit all four pieces of eggplant, pour 1 cup of your sauce. Spread sauce around bottom of dish evenly.
  • Place your eggplant cut side facing up in casserole dish on top of sauce.
  • Brush some olive oil inside of eggplants. Season with some salt and pepper.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  • In the meantime, sauté your onion with 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
  • Add your minced garlic, eggplant flesh, salt and pepper. Cook until eggplant is tender. About 9 minutes.
  • Add the rest of your sauce in the pan, along with 1/4 cup of your parmesan cheese. (save the rest of your parmesan cheese for sprinkling on top), and basil. Cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Take eggplant out of oven, and stuff each eggplant evenly with stuffing you just made. Sprinkle with Panko breadcrumb mixture and the rest of your parmesan cheese.
  • Turn oven broiler on high heat and add your stuffed eggplant back in oven. Cook for about 2-4 minutes, or until breadcrumbs start to darken.
  • Let cool a bit before serving.
  • Enjoy!!