Mini Eggplant Pizzas
You want to put together something that is real good but quick and easy and then sit down in front of the TV with some wine and relax. These Mini Eggplant Pizzas will work great for you. No dough, quick and dee-lish. BTW we’ve also made them with zucchini instead of eggplant.
Ingredients
These amounts are for two servings. The number of servings can be changed in the recipe card found below this post. Changing the amount of servings on the recipe card will automatically change the amounts of the ingredients. And they can also be changed to metric.
- 1/2 cup olive oil – divided
- 1/2 medium size onion cut into strips – optional
- 2 small eggplants – ends trimmed – peeled and cut into about 3/8″ slices
- 4-5 roma tomatoes -sliced – or about 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 and 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or enough slices to cover the pies
- 2 tablespoons dried basil or twice as much chopped fresh
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes – optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Here’s how to easily cook up your Mini Eggplant Pizzas
Set the oven at 350°F. Spray – or wipe -a large cookie sheet with oil. You could line it with aluminum foil before you spray it with oil for even less cleanup. Put a stovetop grill, or a large skillet on at medium high and spray or wipe it with olive oil. Put a smaller skillet on at medium high and add 1 tbsp. of olive oil. Cut the onion into narrow strips and add them to the smaller skillet. You could pass on the onions for an even quicker and easier recipe. But, they do add a nice touch.
and add them to the smaller skillet. Stir a few times as they cook and remove the pan from the stove when the onion starts to brown.
While the onion is cooking cut the ends off the eggplant, skin them and slice then into about 3/8″ slices. Sear them on both sides on the grill or in the skillet . Cook them on both sides just enough to barely show some brown signs of grilling. (about a minute a side)
Cover the eggplant with the tomato slices – or marinara sauce -and the onion strips.
Then top them with the mozzarella, drizzle with some olive oil, lightly sprinkle with some salt, black pepper, grated parmesan, dried oregano and even some red pepper flakes, if you want. Put them in the oven for about 6-8 minutes or until the cheese is melted to how YOU want it. And then on to plates.
And in front of the tv. With some chianti or maybe a pinot noir or whatever YOU want to drink with your Mini Eggplant Pizzas.
Here are a few more easy weeknight recipes for busy people
Quick Chicken Weeknight Dinner
Mini Eggplant Pizzas with no dough
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1/2 medium size onion cut into strips aka julienne
- 2 small eggplants ends trimmed then peeled and sliced into 3/8" slices
- 4-5 Roma tomatoes sliced or about 2 cupsmarinara sauce
- 1 and 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese or enough slices to cover the pies
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Set the oven at 350°F. Spray a large cookie sheet with oil. Put a stovetop grill, or a large skillet, on at medium high and spray oil it. Put a smaller skillet on at medium high and add 1 tbsp. of olive oil. Cut the onion into narrow strips and add them to the smaller skillet. Stir a few times as they cook and remove the pan from the stove when the onion starts to brown.
- Cut the ends off the eggplant, skin them and slice then into about 3/8" slices. Sear them on both sides on the grill or in the skillet then spread them out on the cookie sheet
- Cover the eggplant with the tomato slices and the onion strips. Then top them with the mozzarella, drizzle with some olive oil, sprinkle with some salt, black pepper, grated parmesan, dried oregano and even some red pepper flakes, if you want. Put them in the oven for about 5 minutes and then on to plates and in front of the tv. With some chianti or maybe a pinot noir or whatever YOU want to drink with your Mini Eggplant Pizzas.
Notes
