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Eggplant Meatballs Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Recipediva / All my dishes 2 years, 3 months ago A happy day today. I made this recipe years and years ago. It is originally from the Frugal Gourmet. It was something different and flavor was awesome. Munster cheese added amazingly. I have looked high and low for this recipe. I have several of ... More Prep:15m Cook:20m Servings:4	Recipediva
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Ingredients

1 large eggplant -- peeled and diced

2 pounds lean ground beef

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

3 garlic cloves -- crushed

1/2 cup bread crumbs

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon basil

Salt and black pepper -- freshly ground, to taste

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup spaghetti sauce

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese

3/4 pound Muenster cheese -- thickly sliced (seems to be I've used other cheeses on occasion)

Directions

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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Comments

sprout 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Lordy Loo - this is going on the menu in the next week! Yum - thanks :)

chefjeb 2 years, 3 months ago said:
This looks good. My garden's eggplant is giving up the ghost in this heat wave. But I have enough for this. LOve the garlic, basil combo. It's sort of an eggplant dressing rolled up. By the way have you noticed the wave of people teaming up and rating each others recipes 5s as soon as they are posted. This is going to be the death of this site. The rating system needs to go.

jlv1023 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Made this for dinner and must say it was easy to make and so good, Will be making many more times and sharing the recipe with friends. My neighbor got some of the meatballs and loved them too,
Thanks for a great recipe

Janet

bigstmpr 2 years ago said:
This sounds delicious will have to try. yummmy JO

juliecake 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Love everything in this recipe, thanks.

turlak 1 year, 2 months ago said:
These were yummy! I made these before Ike hit us, so I am finally getting around to telling you these were great meatballs (11 days w/out power!!). Thanks!

thepiggs 8 months, 1 week ago said:
I think I will have to try this during the summer, after the eggplants start producing. It sounds so interesting! Thanks for sharing with us!!!

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