This tasty Greek Stuffed Eggplant is made with meat, kalamata olives and topped with feta cheese and tzatziki sauce. The perfect quick weeknight dinner idea
Greek Stuffed Eggplant
If you’re looking for something that’s easy to make yet tasty and original, then this Greek Stuffed Eggplant is for you. The eggplant is filled with meat and yummy spices and then topped with feta cheese. I added some tzatziki sauce on top to give it a creamy texture.
You can make this Greek Stuffed Eggplant with ground beef, lamb, chicken or turkey. I made this one with turkey since it was the only meat I had on hand, but you can certainly use your favorite one.
Another great idea is to add your favorite veggies to the filling. I sometimes check my fridge to see what veggie is about to go bad and just throw it in. It’s a great way to sneak in some hidden vitamins to your kids.
I love how cute this dish looks. Each eggplant is like its own little vessel. Each half feeds one but you can use baby eggplants for a dinner party or entertaining.
The tzatziki sauce on top is entirely optional, I had some leftovers in my fridge from the day I made those yummy greek burgers. I will post the recipe below in case you want to make it as well.
So, my kids start camp next week and have been driving me crazy. They want 1000 activities each day and it’s been hard being creative. The weather in Miami has either been too hot or raining.
Today we decided to go canoeing. We organized everything, went to the place, rented the canoes and when we were getting the vessel in the water, it started pouring with thunder and lightning. So much for today’s adventure. 🙁
Finally, I hope you can try this delicious Greek Stuffed Eggplant at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it.
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Greek Stuffed Eggplant
Ingredients
- 4 Small to Medium Eggplants
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- 1 lb ground meat of your choice turkey, beef, lamb or chicken
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 10 kalamata olives sliced (more if you would like)
- 4 oz feta cheese crumbled
- Olive Oil
- Salt + Pepper
- 1 cup tomato puree
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1/2 Cucumber seeded and cut into small
- 8 oz plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 lemon juice
- 1-2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dill chopped
- 1 Clove Garlic
- Salt + Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
- Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil
- Cut the eggplants in half
- Score the meat of the eggplant in a crisscross pattern being careful not to cut through the skin
- Add olive oil, salt, and pepper
- Roast the eggplant in the oven for 30 minutes
- Remove from oven and let them cool
- When the eggplant cools, remove the filling with a spoon leaving a bit of pulp to ensure they are strong enough to be stuffed
- Reserve eggplant pulp and cut into small chunks
- Meanwhile heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
- Add the onions and saute until tender for 3-4 minutes
- Add the garlic and saute one minute more
- Add the oregano and cinnamon
- Add the meat and break into small chunks while it cooks
- Add the olives and tomato puree
- Season with salt and pepper
- Stuff the eggplants with this filling
- Crumble feta cheese on top
- Bake for 5-10 more minutes
- Remove from heat and add the tzatziki sauce if you would like
For Tzatziki Sauce
- Place all ingredients in the blender
- Blend until everything is mixed. Check for seasoning
- Pour into a bowl
- Refrigerate until ready to use
Nutrition
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