Best 10 Armenian Eggplant Aubergine Casserole Recipes

ARMENIAN EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Pare and dice eggplant.
• Heat oil in skillet, add onion, green pepper, and eggplant.
• Stir over low heat until eggplant is soft.
• Add tomatoes (may substitute canned Italian solid pear shape tomatoes, drained), salt, and freshly ground pepper.
• Simmer a few minutes.
• At this point you can add basil, chives, parsley, tarragon or oregano to taste.
• Turn into casserole dish and bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes.
• Casserole may be served hot or cold, with sour cream.

MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare onion, celery, green bell pepper, fresh tomato & black olives in stated quantity as directed & set aside.
• Slice unpeeled eggplant into 1/4" thick slices. Put olive oil in a saute pan & cook eggplant slices (in batches) till just slightly tender. Remove from pan & set aside.
• In the same pan, add onion, celery & bell pepper. Saute till crisp-tender.
• Remove from heat & stir in chopped tomato, black olives, herbs & spices.
• Place 1/3 of eggplant slices in a 9x13" baking dish. Top with 1/3 of veggie/spice mixture & repeat layering 2 more times. Bake 15 minutes.
• While casserole is baking, beat eggs & set aside. In a separate bowl, combine breadcrumbs, 2 tbsp olive oil & Parmesan cheese. Mix well & set aside.
• At 15 minutes, remove casserole from oven. Drizzle beaten eggs over surface, let them seep into the veggie mixture & move veggies around gently using a fork to aid this process as required.
• Sprinkle breadcrumb, olive oil & Parmesan cheese mixture evenly over surface & return to oven for 15 min or till breadcrumbs are golden brown. Serve immediately.
• NOTE: While the recipe did not suggest this, IMO this dish is capable of being expanded to a 1-dish meal w/the addition of your cooked grd meat of choice &/or crumbled feta cheese as another option.

ARMENIAN EGGPLANT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Pare and dice eggplant.
• 2. Heat oil in skillet, add onion, green pepper, garlic and eggplant; stir over low heat until eggplant is soft.
• 3. Add tomatoes (may substitute canned Italian solid pear shape, drained), salt, and pepper; simmer a few minutes. At this point you can add basil, chives, parsley, tarragon or oregano to taste.
• 4. Turn into casserole dish and bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Casserole may be served hot or cold, with sour cream.

ARMENIAN STUFFED EGGPLANT (IMAM BAYILDI)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Cut eggplants in 1/2, then cut each 1/2 into thirds, leaving 12 eggplant spears total. Place on a baking sheet and brush with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until fork tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• While eggplants are cooking, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a medium to large pan. Add bell pepper, onion, and garlic to the hot pan and cook until onions become tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Remove eggplants from the oven and let cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer eggplants to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Slice each spear vertically using a fork and knife, being careful not to cut through skin. Pry each open and fill with 2 to 3 tablespoons of tomato filling. Cover with tomato sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley.

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.

ARMENIAN VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Chop all vegetables except zucchini and place in a covered casserole or dutch oven. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add the zucchini and mix gently. Leave uncovered and cook for 20 - 30 minutes more.
• Serve over rice or with a delicious crusty bread, and top with a dollop of yogurt, if you like. Leftovers are even better the next day.

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.

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 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.

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.