It was good but not enough flavor even though I had added garlic and onion powder. We had to add salt after baking. Perhaps the veggies should be cooked in vegetable broth instead of water.
Initially I was a bit skeptical about this dish--eggplants?! not a big fan--but I decided to give it a try since I already had the other ingredients on hand. What I did--took this idea from another poster-- was saute everything (eggplants squash onions bell peppers and garlic). I did NOT add chiles--can't eat spicy foods:(. I made sure to season everything after sauteing for about 10min. on low. Then I poured everything into a baking dish and added mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheese on toped with bread crumbs. I used seasoned breadcrumbs; and baked for about 20mins. This dish is YUMMY and its healthy as well. Hubby approved; so its a winner in my book.
This was a delicious combination and could be made using various veggies. I Added a chopped red pepper that needing using and microwaved the veggies to tender crisp to keep in more vitamins. Was out of breadcrumbs so used half a bag of seasoned cornbread stuffing and didn't use the crackers on top. Yummy!
I'm sorry to give a bad review but this really wasn't a good dish. I followed the recipe exactly except I didn't use crackers in the topping. The eggplant/squash/bread crumb mixture was bland and soggy. Sorry this just wasn't very good.
This was okay. I enjoyed it but my boyfriend did not. Make sure to cook the eggplant the same day you buy it. I will try again and not use as much bread crumbs.
Like the other reviews suggested I amended the recipe. I sauted the veggies in a pan with butter 1/2 a cube of chicken boulion 3 cloves garlic salt italian seasoning and 3 packets of crushed red peppers. Then I poured the mix into the baking dish with Italian bread crumbs and topped with crushed four cheese italian cheese-it crackers (didn't have any ritz or butter crackers) and topped with cheese...Not lacking in flavor anymore and every one loved it:)
This was an excellent recipe idea. I sauteed my veggies - didn't have time to boil. I used home made bread crumbs - made from croutons I had made previously...so my bread crumbs did have traces of olive oil in them. I also used these on top instead of the crackers. I added 1/3 cup water to the baking pan about halfway through (at the edge - not to mess up the topping). This is a great recipe - because I can add whatever spices I want!!!!! This was excellent! Thanks a bunch!!!!!
I sauteed the eggplant (peeled) squash (unpeeled) & onion in olive oil. Added cayenne pepper to the mix. I used Panko bread crumbs and did not use the green chiles. I also substituted Parmesan for the Mozzarella.
Made this recipe following exact instructions and was very dry. Would not make this again. I should have known when many reviews referred to the recipe as a dry stuffing.