Acadias Baked Eggplant Food

CALABRESE FRIED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• For the eggplant: Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a small baking sheet or a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray. Place the eggplant, cut-side up, on the prepared baking sheet. Make 1/2-inch-deep slits over the surface of the eggplant halves using a paring knife. Drizzle with the olive oil and bake until golden and tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
• For the filling: Scoop out 1 cup of flesh from the eggplant, using a spoon, and place in a food processor. Blend until the eggplant is smooth. Add the cheese, breadcrumbs, basil, egg, garlic and parsley. Pulse until the mixture is thick enough to form into balls, adding extra breadcrumbs as needed. Scoop 25 balls of the mixture, each about 2 tablespoons, onto a baking sheet using a small cookie scoop.
• For the sauce: Bring the marinara and red pepper flakes to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Keep warm over low heat until ready to serve.
• For assembly: Pour enough oil into a large heavy-bottomed saucepan to fill the pan about a third of the way. Heat the oil over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted into the oil reaches 350 degrees F. (If you don't have a thermometer, a cube of bread will brown in about 4 minutes.) In batches, fry the eggplant balls until golden, about 1 minute. Drain on paper towels.
• Serve the fried eggplant warm or cold with marinara sauce and the grated pecorino cheese.

ROASTED EGGPLANT PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and arrange three racks evenly spaced.
• Lay the eggplant in one layer on three sheet pans and brush both sides with olive oil, using all the oil. Sprinkle with the oregano, crushing it lightly in your hands, then sprinkle with 1 1/2 tablespoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn the slices and rotate the pans in the oven and bake for another 10 minutes, until tender. Leave the oven at 400 degrees F.
• In a 10 by 14 by 2-inch ceramic baking dish, spread a third of the marinara sauce. Arrange a third of the eggplant on top in one layer. Scatter a third of the basil, a third of the mozzarella, a third of the goat cheese, and a third of the Parmesan on top. Repeat twice, starting with the marinara and ending with the Parmesan, making sure each layer is evenly distributed.
• For the topping, place the bread crumbs, garlic, and basil in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the 1/4 cup olive oil and 1 teaspoon salt and pulse to moisten the crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the dish.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until bubbling and golden brown. Allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.

ACADIA'S EGGPLANT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pre-Heat oven at 350 degrees F.
• Chop onion into 1/4" pieces.
• In skillet add 1 tablespoon of margarine.
• On medium-low heat saute onion until translucent (not brown).
• Stir frequently.
• Add bell pepper and eggplant pieces with onion.
• Sprinkle salt over mixture.
• Saute until tender.
• Spray PAM in 2-quart baking dish.
• Add eggplant, pepper and onion mixture into baking dish.
• Mix cheeses together.
• Sprinkle cheese mixture on top of eggplant mixture.
• Bake in oven for 15-minutes or until cheese has melted.
• Serve and enjoy.

ACADIA'S BAKED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Slice eggplant so you have round 1/4" slices.
• Place slices on a cooling rack and salt both sides.
• Let sit for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Take each slice of eggplant and dab them with a paper towel to remove moisture.
• Spray cookie sheet with PAM and place eggplants on it.
• Bake each side of the eggplant slices for 5 minutes on each side.
• Remove from oven.
• Top each slice with spaghetti sauce.
• Then sprinkle each slice with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Enjoy.

ACADIA'S CRUSTLESS QUICHE WITH EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In skillet saute onion until translucent with 1 tablespoon of margarine.
• Added eggplant and bell pepper in with onion and saute until tender.
• Set onion, eggplant and pepper mixture aside in a bowl.
• Remove sausage from casings and brown in same skillet and then cook thoroughly.
• (I placed my skillet with metal handle in the oven for 15 minutes).
• While sausage is cooking, use a 2-quart bowl to whisk together eggs, cream, nutmeg, chives, parsley, black pepper, & salt.
• Then add eggplant, onion and bell pepper mixture.
• Stir.
• Remove skillet from oven with sausage (Remember the handle is HOT!).
• Drain sausage on paper towels and blot dry.
• Chop up sausage into bite size pieces.
• Add 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, 1/2 cup cheddar and sausage to the egg mixture.
• Use 1 teaspoon of margarine or PAM cooking spray to grease a 5-quart oblong baking dish.
• Pour mixture into greased baking dish.
• Place on middle rack of oven.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the quiche isn't jiggly anymore and toothpick comes out of middle clean.
• Let cool for 15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

ACADIA'S EGGPLANT PARMESAN

Steps:

• Slice eggplant cross wise into desired thickness. (I cut it in 1/8 am inch slices / not critical).
• Place slices on paper towels and sprinkle with salt to help remove the extra moisture for about 15 minutes.
• Use more paper towels and press each slice to remove moisture.
• In a skillet, saute eggplant slices for 2-3 minutes on each side.
• Add a layer of sauteed eggplant slices to the baking dish, and
• place a dollop of marinara sauce over each slice.
• Then top each slice with a tablespoon worth of mozzarella.
• Repeat these steps until the whole eggplant is sauteed and layered in the dish.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

BAKED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Prepare a baking dish with non-stick play.
• Arrange eggplant and tomato slices into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables; season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the entire mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is beginning to brown, about 30 minutes. Switch oven broiler to high; continue baking until completely browned, about 5 minutes.