Italian Eggplant Aubergine Casserole Recipes

ITALIAN EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• peel and cube eggplant.
• cover with water and cook until done,drain.
• Cook rice using 1 cup water and1/2 teaspoon salt until all water is boiled away.
• set aside Saute meat in a large skillet.
• add onions, garlic and bell pepper.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Drain off excess grease add eggplant, rice and soup to meat mixture and mix well.
• cook over a low heat until soup is well heated.
• spoon 1/2 of mixture in a 9x13 casserole dish and cover with half of cheese add remaining mixture and cover with the rest of the cheese.
• bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Brush eggplant slices evenly with olive oil.
• Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown and tender.
• Remove from oven, and finely dice the eggplant slices.
• In a medium bowl, combine the chopped eggplant pieces with the garlic, egg whites, parmesan, feta, breadcrumbs, basil and parsley and green onions.
• Add the salt and pepper in quantities at your discretion.
• Mix everything well and place in the refrigerator 20min to firm up.
• (Note: add this stage you may adjust the mixture by adding more breadcrumbs if it does not hold well together).
• Divide the mixture into 6-8 equal portions, and shape into a flattened ball.
• Coat with flour.
• Fry the fritters in shallow oil for 2 mins on either side, till they are golden brown.
• Serve with a salad, lemon wedges and a yoghurt sauce to dip into, if preferred.

MY MOM'S SOUTHERN EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Peel eggplant, cut into 1" cubes and lightly salt to sweat the bitter taste out--about 15-20 minutes.
• Cook in saucepan with water until tender--about 18 minutes; drain and cool slightly.
• Cook sausage, onion until sausage is browned and onion is soft.Combine eggplant and sausage; add egg and bread crumbs.
• Spoon into prepared casserole.
• Combine butter and cracker crumbs. Spread over top of casserole.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until cracker crumbs are golden brown.
• Variations:.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded before adding the cracker crumbles.
• Mix in 1/2 cup Rotel Tomatoes, well drained.

EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) -SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Parboil eggplant and squash for two minutes, drain and set aside.
• Heat margarine in sauce pan.
• Saute onion, bell pepper and celery for 5 minutes.
• Add garlic, cook 2 minutes more.
• Add salt black pepper and flour.
• Stir until flour is absorbed.
• Stir in the cream and cheese.
• Remove from heat.
• Add mushrooms to the eggplant-squash mixture.
• Stir in the cream mixture.
• Turn into a lightly buttered 2 quart baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle evenly with bread crumbs and bake another 15 minutes or until browned.
• Makes 8 servings.

EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook eggplant in small amount of water until tender.
• Drain and mash.
• Combine all ingredients, reserving 1/2 cup each of the cheese and crackers and a small amount of the margarine.
• Pour into a 9x13 greased baking dish.
• Top with the reserved cheese, crackers and small amount of melted margarine.
• Bake at 325° to 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.

EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Heat oil in saucepan.
• Sauté eggplant and onion until soft.
• Remove saucepan from heat and stir through margarine until melted.
• Add remainder of ingredients, and combine well.
• Transfer to a casserole dish, and bake until golden and bubbling, approx 45 minutes.

LOW FAT MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• HEAT GRILLER/BROILER.
• In saucepan, HEAT 2 tsp lowfat vegetable or chicken broth.
• SAUTE finely diced onion, diced garlic and pepper until soft.
• ADD 2 cans of diced tomatoes, increase heat slightly and cook 15 minutes until sauce thickens slightly;.
• REMOVE from heat and set aside.
• SEPARATE 4 egg whites.
• MIX together bread crumbs, parmesean cheese and italian season (ie mixed italian dry spices, oregano).
• CUT eggplant into 1/4 inch slices.
• DIP eggplant in eggwhite and then COAT with seasoned breadcrumbs and place on prepared cookie sheet.
• NOTE: Prepared cookie sheet can be covered in aluminum foil or use a low fat cooking spray so the eggplant doesn't stick.
• GRILL until brown - about 5 minutes each side.
• PREHEAT oven to 425 degrees.
• LAYER eggplant, tomatoe mixture in a 2 quart baking casserole dish; continue layers and sauce until completed.
• TOP with nonfat mozzerella cheese and BAKE uncovered for 15 minutes.
• NOTE: Top should be lightly brown and cheese bubbly.
• ENJOY!
• NOTE: I serve with a bed of rocket, feta and a tsp of balsamic vinegar.
• NOTE: Garlic amount is personal preference.

EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel eggplant and cut into large chunks.
• Boil in salted water for about 10 minutes or until soft.
• Drain eggplant in collander, then return to pot and mash.
• Add all other ingredients except 1/2 cup of the cheese.
• Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray and pour eggplant mixture into dish.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake for 45 minutes.