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Paleo Stuffed Eggplant. Italian Eggplant Stuffed with Garlic, Onion, Ground Beef and Tomato Sauce. Baked. Grain Free, Gluten Free and Dairy Free.
Next, wash and dry eggplant. Trim the ends and split down the middle lengthwise. Use a spoon to scrape out most of the meat, leaving a nice "boat" or shell in-tact to hold the filling. Repeat this on all the Eggplant halves.
Transfer the eggplant boats on baking sheet lined with tin-foil. Rub each with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Place the eggplant meat into the bowl of the food processor and pulse until chopped (alternately, hand chop until diced). Measure 2 cups of chopped eggplant meat out, set aside and discard the rest.
Lastly, combine ingredients for topping in a small bowl and mix until well combined.
Preheat oven to 350F.Set a large frying pan over medium high heat. Once hot, add 1 1/2 Tablespoons of olive oil. Heat oil for 30 to 45 seconds and add chopped onion and chopped eggplant along with 1 tsp of kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 to 8 minutes.
Add garlic and continue cooking an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
Add ground beef to onion mixture and use a spoon to break up any large pieces. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 6 minutes or until most of the pink is gone.
Drain beef mixture through a fine mesh colander to remove excess liquid and fat. Use your spoon to really press out the liquid and move the meat mixture around the colander.
Return to frying pan, lower heat to medium and add 1 1/2 cups of the pasta sauce. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until heated through.
Remove pan from heat and divide beef mixture up among eggplant boats. Take care not to overfill them and make sure to pack the meat in pretty tightly.
Grab the almond flour and olive oil topping and divide among eggplant. For 6 boats, I used just under 1 teaspoon each. Use your fingers to gently and evenly spread the topping over each eggplant boat.
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Recipe courtesy of Alyssa Brantley | EverydayMaven
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