Rating: 4.5 stars
7 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 4
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

Serve stuffed eggplant as a hearty side dish or an easy meatless main dish recipe.

Recipe by Cooking Light June 2003

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Credit: Photography: Becky-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Recipe Summary

Yield:
4 servings (serving size: 1 stuffed eggplant half)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Carefully remove pulp from each eggplant, reserving shells. Coarsely chop pulp to measure 6 cups. Place eggplant shells, cut sides down, in a 10-inch square baking dish. Add water to dish. Cover and microwave at high 5 minutes or until shells are tender. Keep warm.

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  • Preheat broiler.

  • Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add eggplant pulp; saute 7 minutes. Add onion; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in tomato, wine, and garlic; cook 3 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; add feta, 1/4 cup parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper, stirring to combine. Spoon 3/4 cup eggplant mixture into each eggplant shell.

  • Place the bread slices in food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 1 cup. Combine breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and Parmesan, stirring well. Sprinkle 1/4 cup breadcrumb mixture over each stuffed shell. Arrange shells on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; broil 2 minutes or until lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts

250 calories; calories from fat 30%; fat 8.4g; saturated fat 5.1g; mono fat 1.6g; poly fat 0.6g; protein 11.3g; carbohydrates 35.3g; fiber 10.3g; cholesterol 29mg; iron 2.3mg; sodium 906mg; calcium 246mg.
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