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Stuffed Eggplant With Mushroom Filling

Stuffed Eggplant With Mushroom Filling prepared dish

This stuffed eggplant dish features a savory mushroom filling, enhanced with herbs and spices. It's a delightful vegetarian option that is both hearty and flavorful.

This recipe is mediterranean style, dinner, scaled for 4 servings, with 20 min prep and 30 min cook.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 30 min · Total: 50 min · Serves: 4

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include onion, fresh parsley, eggplant, salt.
  • Follow all 9 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
  • 2 medium eggplant (halved and scooped out)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 2 cups mushrooms (chopped)
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
  2. In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic until translucent.
  3. Add the chopped mushrooms to the skillet and cook until they release their moisture and become tender.
  4. Stir in the scooped-out eggplant flesh, salt, black pepper, and chopped parsley, cooking for an additional 5 minutes.
  5. Remove the skillet from heat and mix in the bread crumbs and grated Parmesan cheese until well combined.
  6. Fill each eggplant half with the mushroom stuffing mixture, pressing down gently to pack it in.
  7. Place the stuffed eggplants in a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
  9. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 280
  • Protein: 10 g
  • Fat: 15 g
  • Carbohydrates: 30 g
  • Fiber: 8 g
  • Sugar: 4 g
  • Sodium: 450 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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