Easy Stuffed Mini Eggplants

These simple, savory, and delicious stuffed mini eggplants are not heavy or weighed down with a lot of ingredients.  Amazingly, they make a perfect size to serve as a side to the main course and enough for everyone to try at least one.

A great recipe – easy to make, delicious to eat, served warm or at room temperature, they are ideal to serve at a summer BBQ or picnic.  

Leftovers taste even better the next day, so prepare to take them to work for lunch!

HOW TO MAKE EASY STUFFED MINI EGGPLANTS:

1.  First, prepare the eggplants by hollowing out each half, then chop the flesh into small pieces and transfer them into a bowl.

2.  Next, transfer the eggplant shells onto a baking sheet and drizzle them with some olive oil and salt.

3.  Bake for a few minutes in the oven to soften them before stuffing them.

4.  While the eggplants are in the oven, you can get started by preparing the mixture with which to stuff them.  Saute the onions in olive oil along with the fresh tomatoes and basil for a few minutes.

5.   Add in the chopped eggplant and sundried tomatoes and continue to cook until the eggplant softens.  Stir in some breadcrumbs and turn off the heat.  Remove pan from the stove.

Cook’s Tip!

When you’re short for time in the kitchen, you’ll be thrilled to see how quickly the flesh softens when sauteing on the stovetop.  In fact, it takes the same amount of time as it does for the eggplant shells to soften while they’re in the oven.  And for me, saving some time is always a good thing.

Easy Stuffed Mini Eggplants are fun to make because they cook up so quickly.

You can easily modify the recipe by adding in some of your favorite ingredients into the stuffing, like adding in some kalamata olives, capers, and even stuff them with browned chop meat.

If you can’t find the package for the mini ones, try looking for the smallest eggplants in the produce section.  Sometimes they are labeled as “Italian eggplants” which are the same size as these mini ones we found here.

ENJOY!!

*Our full recipe card is at the bottom of this post. 

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Hello friends,
Thank you for your condolences and your sweet personal emails about our father’s passing. Two months have passed with so much going on in our families, I’d like to give you a quick update.

The month of May was a busy one. My Maria graduated from college, while my youngest Lizzy finished her first year in college.

A selfie with the girls! That’s me and Aunt Liz behind my daughters.

My son’s wedding was this past Memorial Day weekend! And, it was an entire weekend of celebrations!

My granddaughter Valentina, along with our brother’s granddaughters too, all of which are the same age – were the flower-girls!  How precious….

….and you know the rest.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Warmly,

Anna and Liz