Eggplant Recipes

Melitzanosalata, a Greek roasted eggplant dip with garlic, tomatoes, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. Smoky, tangy, and rustic, served cold with bread or grilled meats.

Quick vegan ratatouille with eggplant, Roma tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and basil. A 15-minute weeknight dinner that's plant-based and full of flavor.

Chicken breasts baked under a homemade ratatouille of eggplant, zucchini, summer squash, bell peppers, and tomatoes with fresh oregano. Serve over pasta or rice.

Microwave eggplant with chopped tomatoes, green chilies, cumin, oregano, and melted Monterey Jack cheese. A low-calorie Mexican-inspired vegetable side dish.

Moussaka soup with browned eggplant, cubed lamb, tomatoes, and peas in a rich lamb stock with oregano. All the flavors of Greek moussaka in a quick 30-minute bowl.

Eggplant Parmigiana with bechamel, tomato sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan, and artichoke hearts. A layered Italian casserole where egg-dipped eggplant bakes into a bubbly, cheesy masterpiece.

Eggplant lasagna with broiled eggplant and zucchini layered with ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and spaghetti sauce. A no-noodle, low-carb lasagna that freezes well.

Rustic white bean and eggplant stew with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and Italian herbs. Slow-simmered, naturally vegan, and rich with Mediterranean flavor.

Vegan eggplant lasagna with cornmeal-crusted oven-fried eggplant, tofu ricotta filling, and tomato sauce. No pasta, no dairy, all the layered comfort of classic lasagna.

This is actually fairly easy to make, the only time consuming part was peeling the eggplant and chopping vegetables.

Pasta with Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Sauce recipe

Ratatouille-topped chicken: pan-seared breasts blanketed in Provencal vegetable stew with eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes. Mediterranean weeknight dinner.

Taskebab, a Middle Eastern beef and eggplant stew baked in tomato sauce with basil and oregano. Fried beef and eggplant slow-simmered until the sauce permeates every bite.

This would probably be really good with cauliflower or zucchini instead of eggplant.

Lentils and eggplant with brown rice is a one-pot rice cooker dinner with tender lentils, meaty mushrooms, carrots, and eggplant simmered in tomato sauce with basil and oregano. Hearty vegetarian comfort with zero fuss.

Penne with eggplant, mushrooms, and red wine tomato sauce finished with melted mozzarella. A hearty Italian pasta ready in 45 minutes.