ROUNDED EGGPLANTS STUFFED with MEAT with pine nuts and olives, a simple and tasty main dish to make quickly and without an oven, very soft and flavorful.
The rounded eggplants stuffed with meat are one of those dishes that immediately bring a festive atmosphere to the table: rich, fragrant, and irresistibly tasty. I often prepare them when I find organic eggplants from the garden at the market, nice and firm and sweet, because they are perfect for filling and cooking without falling apart.
This time I wanted to make them even more delicious by adding black olives and toasted pine nuts to the filling: two ingredients that give a unique flavor and a Mediterranean touch. Everything is mixed with minced meat, aromas, and a pinch of grated cheese for a soft and fragrant filling.
The beauty of this stuffed eggplant recipe is that you can cook them either in a skillet or in an air fryer: in the first case, you will have a slower and tastier cooking, in the second a faster and lighter result. In both cases, the filling remains juicy, and the eggplant tender but not mushy.
They are perfect as a savory main dish, but also as a single dish, perhaps accompanied by a fresh salad or some crusty bread for dipping.
If you love recipes with eggplants, meat, and intense flavors, these rounded stuffed eggplants will win you over from the first bite.
Join me in the kitchen today for rounded stuffed eggplants.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer and Autumn
Ingredients
- 4 rounded eggplants
- 3 slices bread
- 7 oz mixed minced meat
- 1 tbsp salted capers
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 2 tbsps black olives
- 50 tomato paste
- 1 clove garlic
- 7 oz provola cheese
Steps
Brown the garlic, add the meat and let it cook a bit, then add the olives, capers, and pine nuts.
Soak the bread, then add it to the meat, also add the tomato paste.
During cooking, add oil and water as needed.
Cut off the top of the eggplants and hollow them out, chop the pulp into pieces and add it to the rest of the seasoning, add salt and cook.
Meanwhile, place the hollowed-out eggplants in a skillet or air fryer, oil them, and cook until they soften, at 350°F for 15 minutes in the air fryer.
Also add the provola cheese cut into pieces and stuff the eggplants, add a sprinkle of breadcrumbs, then put them in the skillet or fryer for about another 15 minutes.
Bon appetit!
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Can I prepare the rounded stuffed eggplants in advance?
Yes, certainly! You can stuff them and keep them in the fridge up to 12 hours before cooking.
What meat to use for the filling?
Ground beef or mixed (beef and pork) for a richer flavor.
How to make the filling lighter?
You can replace part of the meat with ricotta or boiled legumes.
Can they be frozen?
Yes, better already cooked: just thaw them in the fridge and heat them before serving.
Is it better to cook them in a skillet or an air fryer?
In a skillet, they are tastier due to the slow cooking, in an air fryer, they are faster and lighter.
