Air Fryer Stuffed Eggplant

Name: Air Fryer Stuffed Eggplant
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant, halved; 2 tbsps olive oil, divided; 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, pierced with a knife; 1/4 cup diced red onion; 1/2 cup diced zucchini; 1 tbsp slivered sundried tomatoes in oil; 1/2 cup cooked rice; 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp coriander; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; salt and pepper to taste; 1 tsp parmesan; 1 tbsp Panko; 1/2 tsp chili crisp oil; green onions to garnish

4 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

This meat free dinner for two is packed with fresh veggies but what really puts it over the top is it's spicy, crisp coating of crumbs!

Updated at: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:57:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories280.7 kcal (14%)

Total Fat16.2 g (23%)

Carbs31.5 g (12%)

Sugars10.6 g (12%)

Protein5.4 g (11%)

Sodium428.8 mg (21%)

Fiber8.9 g (32%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

½ cupcherry tomatoes

pierced with a knife

¼ cupred onion

diced

½ cupzucchini

diced

1 Tbspsundried tomatoes in oil

slivered

½ cuprice

cooked

½ tspsmoked paprika

½ tspcoriander

½ tspgarlic powder

1 tspparmesan

1 TbspPanko

½ tspchili crisp oil

green onions

to garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Sprinkle salt on eggplant halves and let sit for 20-30 minutes, then wipe with a paper towel. Brush with 1 tbsp olive oil and air fry at 375°F for 12-15 minutes then dice the flesh and spoon out leaving about 1/4" on the skins.

Step 2

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan to medium high and add the tomatoes, onion, zucchini and sundried tomatoes cooking for 5 minutes. You can gently press down on the tomatoes to release some juice. Mix in the seasonings, eggplant and rice and remove from heat.

Step 3

Fill the eggplant shells. Combine the parmesan, Panko and chili crisp oil (This is an awesome topping!!) Sprinkle it over top of everything and air fry at 350°F for 7-8 minutes.

Step 4

Garnish with sliced green onions and serve.

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