Sausage Stuffed Eggplant
Mom fixed this one time and that is all it took for me to fall in love with this one, good even cold....
List of Ingredients
- 2 Eggplants 1/2 - 3/4 lbs. each
- 1/2 lb. italian sausage, you can use ground meat instead.
- 1 med. onion
- l large clove garlic, minced
- 1 16 oz. can tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 cup sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped
- grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- You can halve eggplants and parboil for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove and cool.
- Scoop out seeded area leaving shells.
- Cube and reserve.
- Cook sausage in large frying pan.
- Add onion and garlic.
- Cook 5 minutes more.
- Drain off excess grease.
- Add cubed eggplant and cook 5 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients, except cheese.
- Stuff eggplant shells and sprinkle with cheese.
- Place in pan with 1/4 water.
- Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until lightly brown. Serves 4.
- Mother also put some tomato sauce on top of it and more cheese. When she served it.
Final Comments
So good....
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