Stuffed Baked Eggplant
Stuffed Baked Eggplant
Category
Entrees
Side Dishes
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant, peeled and cut crosswise into 8 (1/2-thick) slices
- 8 tablespoons(1/2 cup) Palmetto Cheese
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage, formed into 8 flat (2-ounce) patties
- 1/2 all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs, cracked and beaten
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional, for garnish
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, optional, for garnish
- Optional to serve: 2 cups marinara sauce, warmed for serving
- Optional to serve: 8 cups simple mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette
Persons
4
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place 1 tablespoon Palmetto Cheese onto each slice of eggplant.
- Add a sausage patty on top and spread sausage patty to cover the cheese, press edges of sausage against eggplant to completely cover the cheese and seal it to the eggplant slice. Repeat with all eggplant slices.
- Place flour into a shallow bowl, breadcrumbs into another shallow bowl, and eggs into a third shallow bowl.
- Cover each eggplant slice in flour, then egg, then breadcrumb.
- Place onto prepared baking sheet pan.
- Spray all slices with non stick cooking spray and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until browned and crispy.
- Sprinkle eggplant with basil and Parmesan.
- Serve with marinara sauce and mixed green salad, if desired.
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