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Eggplants Stuffed with Rice and Chickpeas

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Today we're making baked eggplants stuffed with rice and chickpeas, a simple recipe that brings a lovely twist to our everyday meals. We mix brown rice and chickpeas with the scooped-out eggplant flesh for a hearty, flavorful filling. We top it all with tahini and shredded cheese, and every single bite is pure comfort!

Prep: 15 minCook: 45 minServes: 2

Ingredients

These are the ingredients you'll need for this recipe

  • Eggplants
  • 1 handful cooked brown rice
  • 1 handful cooked chickpeas
  • 1 handful fresh spinach
  • Low-fat shredded cheese
  • Pink salt
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Tahini

Step by step

Method

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
  2. 2Cut the eggplants in half lengthwise and score the flesh with criss-cross cuts so they're easy to hollow out later.
  3. 3Place them on a baking tray with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
  4. 4Bake for 20-30 minutes or until tender.
  5. 5Remove from the oven and carefully scoop out the flesh.
  6. 6In a bowl, add the finely chopped eggplant flesh along with the rice, chickpeas, cheese, and spinach.
  7. 7Season with olive oil, salt, and tahini.
  8. 8Fill the eggplant halves with the mixture.
  9. 9Bake for 10-15 minutes at 180ºC depending on your oven.
  10. 10And that's it! Our EGGPLANTS STUFFED WITH RICE AND CHICKPEAS are ready.

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