Sometimes I have the hankering for a zucchini bake, but if your like me and your zucchini has already quit producing for the year, I always sub eggplant for zukes.  I personally am not a huge fan of eggplant don’t get me wrong I sort of like it, but I can’t just eat it plain.  Our eggplants did so well this year and I can’t see them going to waste.  So if my eggplant is smothered in saucy cheese, I love it.  This recipe is very easy quick and good made with Zucchini or Eggplant.

Ingredients: 1 lb ground turkey, 2  eggplant, 1/2 onion, 3-4 cloves of garlic, 1 cup corn, 1 jar spaghetti, 8 oz shredded cheese

Start by slicing the eggplant

Then in a colander salt them well, and let sit for about 30 minutes, this takes the some of the moisture out of the eggplants (if using Zucchini skip this step)

Go ahead and start browning your ground meat

Then chop and dice your garlic and onion

after about 30 minutes, place your eggplant on a few papers towels

and then cover with paper towels pressing down to remove all of the excess moisture

Then take your eggplant and saute on high heat for a few minutes on each side

Add the onion and garlic to the browned meat, cook for about 5 minutes

Then add your jar of spaghetti sauce, stir well

In a 9 X 13 pan, layer half of your eggplant, spaghetti sauce

Corn

cheese, and repeat

Cover your pan with foil and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

Uncover and bake another 5 minutes

Serve over spaghetti noodles

My Niece Sam was so interested in why I was taking pictures of food so intensely that she decided to make a camo

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Easy Zucchini Bake

1 pound ground turkey, beef or chicken

2 large zucchini, halved lengthwise (or eggplant)

1 onion

3-4 garlic cloves

1 jar spaghetti sauce

1 cup frozen corn

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese blend
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

if using eggplant, slice then sprinkle with salt and let sit for 30 minutes, after 30 minutes place eggplants on paper towels and pat out all of the excess moisture.  If using Zucchini skip this step.

Melt a pat of butter in skillet and sauté zucchini until slightly brown. Set aside. Brown turkey skillet over medium heat; Drain fat. Salt and pepper to taste

Place halved zucchini slices in a baking dish. Pour the ground turkey, spaghetti sauce, and corn on top. Cover with aluminum foil.

Bake in preheated oven until zucchini are tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered for another 5 minutes. Serve over spaghetti.

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  1. How weird, I bought an eggplant the other day for the first time EVER…and my son said…”how do you make that?” I said, “I dunno, I have no clue, but I’ll figure it out”.

    And looky! You posted about it! Thanks!

  2. Hey! That looks good!

    A couple of years ago I grew several eggplant plants….only to find out that I was the only one in our house that enjoyed them. My favorite thing to do with eggplant is to do eggplant sandwiches…Grill up thick slices of eggplant, melt a cheese over it, serve it on crusty bread with mayo that’s been mixed with chopped basil. Top with fresh tomato slices. Yummy!

  3. I will certainly have to give this a try. Thanks so much for sharing. I hope you will join me at diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com for Crock Pot Wednesdays. The giveaways this weeks are really great!

  4. I can’t wait till my zucchini is ready to harvest. This will be PERFECT to make with my fresh from the garden veggies!

    Thanks for a great recipe!

  5. Looks good! I’m not a huge eggplant fan either, which is why I don’t plant any in my garden. lol

    But I DO have some zucchini! 🙂

  6. I’m not an eggplant fan either… but that looks GOOD!! And great tip reminding people to get the extra moisture (and bitterness) out of those pesky eggplants. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

  7. We don’t have any eggplant but we still have tons of zucchini (and I have 6 more growing out in the garden) so this recipe will be perfect!! I think my kids will like it too, as it has everything in it that they like. I’m soooo making this tomorrow night!!

    BTW, our garden is still doing well, but we did go away for a few days and the girl who was keeping an eye on our animals and the house didn’t water the garden as much as she could’ve and my green beans are starting to die…ugh!! But we have tomatoes galore…and tons of cucumbers too. Any good recipes for cucumbers? If I eat one more tablespoon of cucumber-dill dip I’m gonna hurl.

  8. We have zucchini coming out our ears right now, your recipe looks really good! I’ll have to try it, thanks for sharing and have a great weekend. . .

  9. I love eggplants and I’m the only one in my house who can appreciate them. thanks for the recipe….looks delicious.

  10. I hope you will come to Crock Pot Wednesdays at diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com this week. Mr. Linky is up and waiting for your entry

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