Easy Stuffed Eggplant Recipe

This Easy Stuffed Eggplant Recipe is a second main vegetarian course rich in nutritional values ​​and delicious. It is a tasty combination of seasonal vegetables and bulgur.

It is a summer recipe, similar to our traditional Imam Ballajdi recipe. It also cooks with vegetables, and in our stuffed filling, we added bulgur for a different and unique taste.

Today’s recipe can also serve as a unique dish for a light dinner or to take with you to work.

You can also try our other eggplant recipes, such as Baked Eggplant Roll-Ups, apo Eggplant Moussaka.

Ingredients 3-4 Servings

• 6-8 medium eggplants
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 green pepper
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• 3-4 small tomatoes
• 100 g bulgur
• salt, pepper, parsley, mint, olive oil

Directions

Prepare the filling

1. First, we will wash the vegetables well.
2. We cut the eggplants in the middle on one side. Helping by a kitchen knife, ​​remove their middle part creating a boat shape. Cut their pulps finely and keep them aside.
3. We put the eggplants in salted water to get rid of the bitterness.
4. Clean the onion and garlic and chop them finely. Continue by doing the same with carrot and green pepper. We grate the tomatoes with a grater, eliminating the skins.
5. In a pan, add a little olive oil, diced onion, and garlic, and stir fry for a few minutes. Add finely cut eggplant pulp, carrot, and pepper.
6. Continue the cooking by adding the tomatoes, salt, and pepper, and let them cook for a few more minutes until the tomatoes tender well.
7. Add the well-washed bulgur and cook it for 1-2 minutes. Passing this time, we will add a glass of warm water to boil all the filling.
8. Let them cook all together for a few minutes until the bulgur absorbs the amount of water. Add the fresh herbs at the end, and our filling is ready.

Eggplant Stuffing and Baking

1. Drain eggplants from the salty water and put them in a baking pan.
   Season the eggplants with salt, pepper, and olive oil. We will stuff them with a spoon.
2. Season again stuffed eggplants with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Add a little warm water to the baking pan.
3. Stuffed eggplants will be baked in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 30-35 minutes until they turn reddish and the eggplants are well cooked. You can try it with a fork.
4. Remove the pan from the oven and serve the warm stuffed eggplants on individual plates.

Bon Appetit!