Eggplant Meatballs
From recipediva 17 years agoIngredients
- 1 large eggplant -- peeled and diced shopping list
- 2 pounds lean ground beef shopping list
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan or romano cheese shopping list
- 3 garlic cloves -- crushed shopping list
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon basil shopping list
- salt and black pepper -- freshly ground, to taste shopping list
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 1 cup spaghetti sauce shopping list
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan or romano cheese shopping list
- 3/4 pound muenster cheese -- thickly sliced (seems to be I've used other cheeses on occasion) shopping list
How to make it
- Place the diced, peeled eggplant in a saucepan with enough water to cover.
- Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the eggplant is tender.
- Meanwhile, mix together the remaining ingredients (beef through salt and pepper) for the meatballs. Drain the eggplant and allow it to cool for a moment.
- Mash the eggplant and mix it in with the meatball mixture. Form into 18 meatballs.
- Heat a large frying pan, add the oil, and brown the meatballs in two
- batches.
- Place the sauce in the bottom of a large baking dish. Set the meatballs in the sauce. Top with the grated cheese and finally with the thickly sliced (1/8 inch thick) Muenster cheese.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes,or until hot and bubbly.
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Love everything in this recipe, thanks.
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