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Picking up the stuffed aubergine (egg plant) with a large black spatula
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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.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian, slimming world
Keyword: boat, cooked rice, eggplant, leftover rice, low fat, Roasted Vegetables, Slimming world Friendly, stuffed aubergine with rice, syn free, turkey and aubergine recipes, turkey mince, turkey mince and aubergine recipes
Yield: 4 People
Calories: 264kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 large Aubergines (Eggplant)
  • 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 250 g Turkey mince
  • 2 teaspoon Dried Italian Herbs
  • 400 g Tinned Chopped Tomato (14oz)
  • 1 Vegetable Stock Cube we used OXO
  • salt & pepper

Rice

  • 120 g rice (uncooked) (½ cup) 300g (1 ¼ cup) ( if weighing out rice that has already been cooked)
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric

Optional

  • fresh parsely or basil
  • Large Salad to serve with
  • Sprinkle Mozzarella or Parmesean

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200°C Fan (400F). Place Aubergines whole into a Roasting tin and bake for 20 minutes.
    Two aubergines(egg plants) on a black baking tray
  • Remove 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)
    cutting out the inside of a aubergine with am knife on a green chopping board
  • Keep the shells aside to refill later. Chop the remaining aubergine flesh into small chunks
    Chopping up aubergine(egg plant) into cubes on a green chopping board
  • Cook and break down turkey mince with a spatula for a couple of minutes.
    Turkey mince being cooked in a black cast iron pan
  • Add garlic, chopped aubergine and dried herbs. Stir through.
    Turkey mince, chopped aubergine(egg plant) cooking in a pan with Italian seasoning being sprinkled on top
  • Add 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).
    Chopped tomatoes being poured on top of the turkey mince mixture
  • After 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.
    Salt and pepper being sprinkled over the turkey and rice mixture
  • Stuff the mixture inside each shell, allowing it to pile up!
    Stuffing out the aubergines (egg plants ) with the turkey and rice mixture with a silver spoon
  • Cover 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
    Turkey and Rice Stuffed Aubergine all cooked in a black baking tray and chopped parsley being sprinkled over the top

Turmeric rice

  • In a lidded sauce pan, add 120g rice with 250ml of cold water and ¼ teaspoon of turmeric. Bring to the boil, once boiling turn to simmer and place lid on to cook for 8 minutes.
    Turmeric rice cooked in a silver pot

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Nutrition

Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 760mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 187IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 2mg