Cheesy Eggplant-Orzo Casserole

Name: Cheesy Eggplant-Orzo Casserole
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters cooked orzo (about 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice-shaped pasta); 237 milliliters dry breadcrumbs; 567 grams cups diced peeled eggplant (about; 355 milliliters fat-free ricotta cheese; 118 milliliters chopped fresh basil; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 355 milliliters diced onion; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 79 milliliters pine nuts; 237 milliliters diced red bell pepper; 2 Tbsps sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil, chopped; 237 milliliters diced tomato; 237 milliliters tomato juice; 227 grams no-salt-added tomato sauce; 118 milliliters boiling water

Cheesy Eggplant-Orzo Casserole might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 335 calories, 15g of protein, and 9g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. If you have bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Autumn.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Combine sun-dried tomatoes and boiling water in a small bowl; cover and let stand 10 minutes or until soft.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes

Water

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Bowl

Drain, and set aside.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add eggplant, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; saute 5 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Eggplant

Garlic

Onion

Add diced tomato; cook 2 minutes.

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Tomato

Add sun-dried tomatoes, orzo, and next 4 ingredients (orzo through tomato sauce); stir well. Spoon orzo mixture into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes

Tomato Sauce

Orzo

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Baking Pan

Combine breadcrumbs, cheese, and pine nuts; sprinkle crumb topping over orzo mixture. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Breadcrumbs