Baked Eggplant Chili Casserole

"A hearty vegetarian dish."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
18
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a deep bowl soak diced eggplant in heavily salted water (about 1/2 tablespoon salt). Use a smaller bowl to weigh the eggplant down so that it is fully submerged.
  • Leave to soak about 20 minutes - until the water is discoloured - this process reduces the eggplant's absorbancy.
  • Drain diced eggplant thoroughly and dry completely in a clean tea towel or use paper towels.
  • Heat up 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and saute the eggplant until softened. Set aside.
  • Using the same frypan heat up the second tablespoon of olive oil and saute the garlic and onion until soft.
  • Add bell pepper, carrots, zucchini and celery. Saute 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, chili powder and ground cumin. Cook 2 minutes.
  • Add canned tomatoes with the juice, sugar, oregano and basil leaves.
  • Cook on low until tomatoes are further broken up and softened.
  • Stir in drained and rinsed kidney beans and bread crumbs.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Pour into a greased 9 x 9 glass casserole dish.
  • Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 30 minutes.
  • VERY IMPORTANT! Allow to rest for 20 minutes - it will thicken slightly and the flavours intensify if served warm not hot.
  • Serve with garlic bread and a green salad.

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Reviews

  1. My husband and I both liked the flavor. I'm not sure what the "soft breadcrumbs" means; I used the breadcrumbs I had (fine and dry), which made the texture a little weird. Next time I will try quick oats instead. I omitted the celery because I didn't have any and used fresh tomatoes and herbs. I will definitely try this again. I've got eggplant growing like crazy in my garden...
     
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