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                             Stuffed Eggplant

Recipe By     : Turkish Recipe from Barb Ataman
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cheese                           Eggplant
                Ground Beef                      Main Dishes
                Mushrooms                        Onions
                Middle East

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  pound         ground beef -- or ground turkey
   1      small         onion -- chopped
     1/2                green pepper -- chopped
   1      medium        eggplant
     1/4  pound         mushrooms -- chopped
   1      to 2          chopped tomatoes -- + liquid/can be can
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
   1      dash          cumin
                        grated Mozzarella cheese -- optional

Brown ground beef. Add onion, green pepper and chopped center scooped out
of eggplant after cutting in half lengthwise. Salt rest of eggplant and
reserve. Add mushrooms, tomatoes and seasonings. Cook until part of liquid
is evaporated. Meanwhile, Microwave eggplant halves on High for 2-4
minutes. Stuff eggplant with meat mixture. Put any extra filling in bottom
of pan.  Bake at 350   for 1-1 1/2 hours until tender or Microwave on
Medium for 15 minutes. Can top with grated Mozzarella cheese during last
few minutes. 
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