Best 5 Italian Eggplant Aubergine Casserole Recipes

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.

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.

EGGPLANT SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Set sausage aside., In the same skillet, saute eggplant and onion in oil. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, basil and paprika; simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat. Drain pasta; stir into eggplant mixture. Add sausage., Spread half of the sausage mixture in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spread with ricotta cheese. Top with half of the cheese and remaining sausage mixture., Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

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.

ITALIAN MARINATED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Peel eggplant.
• Cut the eggplants into thin long strips, like french fries.
• Place in a colander, sprinkle with the salt, and set a plate and a weight on top. Set the colander in a large bowl and set aside for at least 2 hours.
• Squeeze as much water as you can from eggplant.
• Place water and vinegar to boil.
• Place eggplant in boiling water for 3 minutes only. Don't over cook or will be mushy.
• Drain in colander, set a plate and a weight on top. Set colander in a large bowl and set aside for at least 4 hours I do overnight.
• Squeeze any remaining liquid you can out of eggplant. Put eggplant in glass jar with fresh garlic cloves , fresh cut into big chunks hot peppers, fresh mint and good drizzle of olive oil. Shake up and refrigerate. Makes 1 quart. Enjoy!