Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, lamb and eggplant casserole. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Add chopped tomatoes and sprinkle with half of the lamb seasoning mixture. Layer half the eggplant slices over this, sprinkle with half the parsley, oregano and cheese. Repeat for a second layer, topping the whole thing with the Parmesan cheese. Stir rice, beef broth, chopped eggplant and lamb into tomato mixture.
Lamb and Eggplant Casserole is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Lamb and Eggplant Casserole is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have lamb and eggplant casserole using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Lamb and Eggplant Casserole:
- Take Eggplant
- Prepare 1 large aubergine eggplant
- Make ready 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Get 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
- Prepare 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- Make ready 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Take 1 teaspoon ground paprika
- Make ready Lamb and casserole
- Prepare 1 pound ground lamb
- Get 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
- Prepare 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Take 2 cloves garlic sliced
- Prepare 1/3 cup diced shallots
- Prepare 1 pound penne rigata
- Get 25 ounces good quality tomato marinara sauce so pasta cooks
- Get 12 ounces water
- Take 29 ounces whole San Marzano tomatoes
- Take Cheeses
- Get 1 cup cup grated Parmesan cheese in sauce
- Take 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese topping
- Make ready 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- Make ready 8 ounces fontina cheese topping
- Prepare 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese topping
With its layers of golden eggplant, cinnamon-scented lamb, and sweet tomato sauce topped with melted cheese, this traditional Lebanese dish is made for celebratory meals and gatherings. Pour lamb mixture evenly over eggplant, then pour the cheese sauce over the lamb mixture. Remove from oven, let cool ten minutes, then serve, garnished with chopped parsley. To assemble: Put half the eggplant slices in the dish and cover with half the meat sauce.
Instructions to make Lamb and Eggplant Casserole:
- Preheat oven to 425° Fahrenheit. Wash peel and ice the eggplant
- Add to a 9x13 pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Season with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Drizzle with olive oil. Roast in oven 35 minutes.
- Slice the garlic and shallots heat oil in the frying pan. Add the rosemary, garlic, and shallots to hot oil allow to fry. Get the lamb and add to the spiced oil and begin to brown.
- At this point the pasta is totally uncooked. Add the pasta and whole tomatoes. Mash the tomatoes up
- Now take the marinara sauce add it. Take and fill half the jar with water, and shake jar with lid on it well. Pour into pan and cook till pasta is Al dente.
- When the eggplant is done add some of the mozzarella cheese on top of roasted eggplant, about 1/3 of a cup. Add the 1 cup to the sauce. Stir in well.
- Add casserole on top of the roasted eggplant with cheese on it. Spread it out and add Parmesan on top.
- Get the fontina cheese and break it up into chunks. Add mozzarella cheese on top then spread the fontina chunks over the top. Fontina melts really good. Bake in oven 30 minutes.
- Serve I hope you enjoy!!!
Remove from oven, let cool ten minutes, then serve, garnished with chopped parsley. To assemble: Put half the eggplant slices in the dish and cover with half the meat sauce. Lamb and eggplant stew combine two traditional Lebanese ingredients into a tasty stew. Warm spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon turn this savory lamb stew into something truly special. There's something really satisfying about eggplants.
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