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Eggplant Meatballs in Marinara Sauce is actually a meat-free recipe that is vegetarian and gluten-free. This Eggplant Meatball recipe is made with roasted eggplant, creamy salty parmesan cheese, Italian breadcrumbs and fresh basil and parsley packed into a balls, and then lightly fried, served topped. Vegan Eggplant Meatball Marinara made with roasted eggplant and chickpeas.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook eggplant meatballs with marinara using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant meatballs with marinara:

1. Get small eggplant
2. Make ready large egg lightly beaten
3. Take cooked cannellini or navy beans (rinsed), smash with fork
4. Make ready large clove garlic finely chopped
5. Prepare finely chopped basil
6. Make ready finely chopped parsley
7. Take finely grated Parmesan
8. Take Salt & pepper
9. Get panko breadcrumbs
10. Get Olive oil
11. Prepare marinara (homemade or store bought

This Eggplant Meatball recipe is made with roasted eggplant, creamy salty parmesan cheese, Italian breadcrumbs and fresh basil and parsley packed into a balls, and then lightly fried, served topped with marinara sauce. Roasted Eggplant with Marinara Sauce is a very tasty eggplant dish that could be considered an eggplant sandwich, that even non-eggplant eaters seem to enjoy! Learn about Eggplant Hints, Tips, and Information. This is great with fried eggplant or meatballs.

Instructions to make Eggplant meatballs with marinara:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and place the eggplant on top. Use a fork to prick the eggplant 4 times, then place the eggplant in the oven and roast it until it has completely collapsed and a paring knife easily slips into the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool the eggplant 20 minutes. Leave the oven on.
2. Slice the eggplant in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh (discard the skin). Place the roasted eggplant in a medium bowl and stir in the egg and beans. Add the garlic, basil, parmesan, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and stir to combine, then mix in the breadcrumbs.
3. Again, line the rimmed baking sheet with a clean sheet of foil and lightly mist it with spray. Shape the eggplant mixture into balls about the size of a golf ball (2 tablespoons per ball; you should get about 16). Place them on the prepared baking sheet and lightly mist the top of the balls with spray. Bake the eggplant balls until they are golden brown and firm, about 20 minutes.
4. While the meatballs cook, warm the marinara sauce in a small saucepan. Remove the meatballs from the oven, sprinkle with a little extra parmesan and serve with the marinara sauce. Serve over pasta or not :)

I'm sure you could add ground meat if you wanted to make a meat sauce. Add a little oil to a pan on medium-high heat and cook the onions and garlic until they are deeply caramelized. Make classic marinara sauce at home with this easy recipe by Giada De Laurentiis from Everyday Italian on Food Network. Salvatore Denaro's luscious version of melanzane alla parmigiana (eggplant Parmesan) is a sort of oven-baked eggplant sandwich enclosing hard-cooked eggs, tomato sauce, mozzarella and lots of fresh, late-summer basil. This Chicken Meatballs with Marinara recipe is juicy, tender and full of garlicky flavor - a delicious dinner recipe for anyone who loves chicken Parmesan!

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