Recipe of Award-winning Angel Hair Filled Roasted Eggplant
by George McGee
Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, angel hair filled roasted eggplant. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have angel hair filled roasted eggplant using 30 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Angel Hair Filled Roasted Eggplant:
Get 1 FOR EGGPLANT
Take 2 large eggplant halfed or 4 medium eggplant, peeled and the eggplant pulp scooped out with a melon baller to make a boat shape with sturdy sides and bottom. Reserve pulp.
Take 1/4 cup olive oil mixed with 1 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese and 1/4 teapoon red pepper flakes. This is for brushing eggplant before roasting.
Prepare 2 oz cooked angel hair pasta, drained
Get 1 tbsp olive oil
Make ready 1 tbsp butter
Prepare 1 reserved eggplant pulp, chopped
Take 4 clove garlic, minced
Get 1 small onion, chopped
Take 1/4 cup chicken broth
Prepare 2 tbsp heavy cream
Make ready 1 tsp lemon juice
Get 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper and salt to taste
Get 1/2 cup mixed shredded cheese, I used a blend of italian four cheese and sharp cheddar
Make ready 1 FOR SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE
Prepare 16 pepperoni slices
Get 2 minced cloves garlic
Make ready 1 1/2 small onion, chopped
Make ready 1/4 tsp red pepper flales
Make ready 1 28 ounce crushed italian tomatoes
Take 1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
Prepare 1 tbsp heavy cream
Get 1 tsp italian seasoning
Prepare 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Get 1 FOR TOPPING
Prepare 1 1/2 cup mixed shredded cheese, I used italian four cheese blemd and sharp cheddar
Make ready 3 chopped green onions
Take 1 tsp italian seasoning blend
Get 1 reserved cooked pepperoni
Instructions to make Angel Hair Filled Roasted Eggplant:
MAKE SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE
In a saucepan add pepperoni and crisp up and render fat, remove and reserve for later.
Add onion and garlic to saucepan and soften, add red pepper flakes, black pepper, italian seasoning and salt to taste. Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatos, cream and simmer 30 minutes, add parmesan cheese and heat through.
ROAST EGGPANT SHELLS
Preheat oven to 425, line a baking sheet with foil and spray with non stick spray
Brush eggpants all over with seasoned olive oil mixture, roast on prepared pan until tender but still holding its shape, about 20 minites depending on size of eggplant.
PREPARE ANGLE HAIR PASTA SAUCE
In a skillet heat olive oil and butter, add eggplant pulp and cook until golden add onion and garlic, soften add broth and cream and lemon and seasonings add cooked angel hair pasta and cheese, remove from heat and mix well.
ASSEMBLE AND FINAL ROASTING OF EGGPLANT
Fill each eggplant shell with angel hair mixture evenly. Combine shredded topping cheese with the green onions and italian seasoning mix well and divide evenly over pasta stuffed eggplanr. Top with reserved pepperoni.
Put back into the preheated 425 oven just until hot and cheese melts, 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve with the tomato sauce.
This is good as a combination vegetable / pasta side or all on its own with a salad.
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