Recipes Under 400

Mushroom Stuffed Eggplant

• 1 large eggplant
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms or 2 cups coarsely chopped mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup soft breadcrumbs, DIVIDED
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375°F.

1. Halve the eggplant lengthwise. With a serrated spoon or a knife, scoop out pulp of eggplant, leaving about a 1/2” shell. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place shells on a lightly sprayed cookie sheet and bake in oven for about 10-12 minutes.
3. While eggplant shells are in oven, finely chop the eggplant pulp.
4. In a pan, over medium heat, melt butter. Add eggplant pulp, onion, parsley, salt, oregano, garlic and mushrooms. Cover and sauté, stirring occasionally, until eggplant pulp and mushroom are tender — about 10 minutes or so.
5. Stir in parmesan cheese and HALF of the breadcrumbs.
6. Turn oven down to 350°F Remove eggplant shells.
7. Spoon mixture into eggplant shells.
8. Mix remaining half of breadcrumbs with melted butter. Sprinkle over filled eggplant.
9. Place filled eggplant shells back in the oven bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.