Best 8 Cheesy Eggplant Rice Casserole Recipes

CHEESY VEGETABLE CASSEROLE WITH EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add eggplant and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and pour eggplant into an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan on medium heat. Add flour and mix to create a paste. Add tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, brown sugar, and salt and cook over medium to medium-high heat. Stir occasionally until mixture bubbles and thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour mixture over the eggplant in the baking dish.
• Cover the vegetables in the baking dish with Cheddar cheese and bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.

CHEESY EGGPLANT RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Salt diced eggplant heavily and cover with water. You may have to use a weight to keep the eggplant submerged. Refrigerate and soak several hours or overnight. Drain and rinse.
• 2. Add butter to skillet and saute onions and peppers until they start to soften, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute more.
• 3. Mix together all ingredients in a bowl (reserve 1/2 cup of cheese), add salt and pepper to taste and pour into a 8x12 prepared pan (or 9x13 depending on the size of your eggplant).
• 4. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake 5 minutes more. Serve hot.

CHEESY EGGPLANT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the eggplant in a medium microwave safe dish. Cook, stirring once, in the microwave 5 minutes on High, or until tender. Transfer to a 9x9 inch baking dish. Mix in 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, stuffing mix, garlic, onion, and egg. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Top with remaining cheese, and continue baking 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.

EGGPLANT RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• slice and salt eggplant- let sit for about 20 minutes.
• in the mean time, make 1 cup of rice and saute the onion.
• Put sauce, some rice, and onion in the baking dish. Once eggplant is done, put a layer of eggplant down. Top each eggplant slice with a slice of cheese. Repeat layers- baked uncovered for 20 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED EGGPLANT CASSEROLE - A SOUTHERN EGGPLANT CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 2 quart baking dish (or 8x8 inch) with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cook peeled, diced eggplant in boiling water until fork tender; drain well.
• In a large bowl, combine cooked eggplant, beaten eggs, crushed crackers, milk, shredded cheese, melted butter and salt and pepper.
• Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

WEIGHT WATCHER EASY CHEESY EGGPLANT CASSEROLE (3 WW POINTS)

Steps:

• Grill eggplant on George Foreman Grill for about 5-10 minutes until soft. Spray 8x8 baking pan with nonstick spray. Put eggplant on bottom of pan. Spread spaghetti sauce over eggplant. Mix cottage cheese and mozzarella, and spread it over sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350º for 30-35 minutes and serve hot.
• Serving Size : 4
• Per serving: 154 Calories; 6g Fat (32% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 13mg Cholesterol; 473mg Sodium.

CHEESY EGGPLANT BAKE

Steps:

• Cut eggplant into 1/4-in.-thick slices. Place in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 30 minutes. Rinse under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. , In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, garlic salt and pepper. In another shallow bowl, beat eggs. Dip eggplant into eggs, then coat with crumb mixture., In a large skillet, cook eggplant in 2 tablespoons oil for 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Transfer to an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In the same skillet, saute the green pepper, onion and mushrooms in remaining oil for 5 minutes or until pepper and onion are crisp-tender. Sprinkle over eggplant. Top with tomatoes. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Place cheese slices over the top. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until cheese is lightly browned.

CHEDDAR RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Transfer to a greased shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.