Turkey and Rice Stuffed Aubergines

Looking for recipe ideas using Turkey mince? Low-fat turkey and rice stuffed aubergines (eggplants) make a great healthy meal. Aubergines roasted, then scooped leaving the skin as a boat. The aubergine is then cooked with turkey, garlic, tinned tomato & herbs. Before adding cooked turmeric rice to the mixture. The turkey & rice is then stuffed back into the aubergine (eggplant) shell. If following slimming world, this is a syn free dinner. Perfect served up with a large fresh salad.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 large Aubergines (Eggplant)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 250 g Turkey mince
• 2 tsp Dried Italian Herbs
• 400 g Tinned Chopped Tomato (14oz)
• 1 Vegetable Stock Cube (we used OXO)
• salt & pepper
• 120 g rice (uncooked) (1/2 cup) (300g (1 1/4 cup) ( if weighing out rice that has already been cooked))
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• fresh parsely or basil
• Large Salad to serve with
• Sprinkle Mozzarella or Parmesean

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 200°C Fan (400F). Place Aubergines whole into a Roasting tin and bake for 20 minutes.
2. 2Remove and slice in half straight through the stalk. Use a small knife to gently cut out the inner aubergine leaving enough flesh near the skin to hold its shape (see picture)
3. 3Keep the shells aside to refill later. Chop the remaining aubergine flesh into small chunks
4. 4Cook and break down turkey mince with a spatula for a couple of minutes.
5. 5Add garlic, chopped aubergine and dried herbs. Stir through.
6. 6Add chopped tomatoes and crumble in a stock cube. Simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered. Meanwhile, if not using pre-cooked rice, cook your rice now (instructions at bottom).
7. 7After 15 minutes simmering, add the cooked rice to the turkey and mix through. If adding cold pre-cooked rice allow extra time for it to warm through. Season with salt & pepper.
8. 8Stuff the mixture inside each shell, allowing it to pile up!
9. 9Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, removing foil for the final 10 minutes. (Optional, add grated mozzarella or parmesean for the final 10 minutes in the oven) Sprinkle some fresh herbs on top
10. 10--- Turmeric rice ---
11. 11In a lidded sauce pan, add 120g rice with 250ml of cold water and ¼ tsp of turmeric. Bring to the boil, once boiling turn to simmer and place lid on to cook for 8 minutes.