Eggplant, Spinach, Mushroom Veggie Bake | Vegetable Day
Makes a ton and will keep in the fridge for several days (it tastes good cold too) or can be frozen.
Remember to weigh your veggies before cooking so you will be able to determine portion size
Ingredients
2 eggplants, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
2 Vidalia onions sliced thin and cut in half
1 kg sliced mushrooms
1 box frozen chopped spinach
1 large can diced tomatoes with garlic and oregano
2 heavy shakes garlic powder
2 heavy shakes onion powder
couple of shakes oregano
couple of shakes basil
some pepper and a little salt
legal veggie broth
Directions
open the tomatoes and put into a med saucepan with the spices
simmer the entire time the eggplant is cooking (about 30 min)
when it's done, mash a few of the tomatoes to make the sauce a little thicker
in a large frying pan, sprinkle the onions with some garlic, pepper, and salt and sauté the onions in Pam till nice and brown
when the onions are cooked add mushrooms right into the pan& sauté till mushrooms are soft
remove and place in a mixing bowl
defrost the spinach in either the microwave or frying pan
reserve about 1/3 of the cooked tomatoes for putting on the bottom of the baking pan and on top of the top layer of eggplant
mix spinach, onions, and mushrooms into the rest of the tomato sauce
cook the eggplant, this can be done while the other stuff is cooking in the first pan
in second frying pan, pour a little veggie stock or legal broth and place 1 layer off eggplant in it and then add just enough stock to cover
sauté about 1 minute and flip (should take about a min on each side to soften, maybe less) repeat till all the eggplant is cooked
pour a little of the cooked tomatoes on the bottom of a baking pan
now layer -1 layer of eggplant, veg/tom sauce mixture, and repeat, ending with eggplant and the reserved tomatoes
pour about 1 cup of veggie broth on top
bake at 350 for about 40 min
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