Italian Stuffed Eggplant
- 2 medium eggplants
- Garlic-flavored cooking spray
- 1 1/4 cups chopped onion
- 1 1/4 cups chopped zucchini
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 3/4 cup chopped tomato
- 1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon unsalted sunflower kernels, toasted
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Wash eggplants; cut each in half lengthwise. Remove pulp, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells. Chop pulp; set aside 2 cups. (Reserve remaining pulp for another use.)
- Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium heat. Add onion and next 3 ingredients; saute until tender. Stir in 2 cups pulp, tomato, and tomato sauce. Cook, uncovered, 15 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in rice and next 3 ingredients.
- Arrange shells in a baking dish coated with cooking spray; spoon vegetable mixture evenly into shells. Bake, uncovered, at 350u0b0 for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; bake 5 minutes.
- carbo rating: 26
eggplants, garlic, onion, zucchini, mushrooms, green bell pepper, tomato, salt, brown rice, parmesan cheese, unsalted sunflower kernels, italian seasoning, mozzarella cheese
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/italian-stuffed-eggplant (may not work)