Berenjenas rellenas

Berenjenas rellenas is stuffed aubergine recipe that is easy to prepare and is a healthy and tasty dish of Nicaraguan cuisine.

The eggplants are typically cut along the middle and baked until tender before they have their pulp removed, although they’re occasionally left raw and cooked with the filling.

Vegetables and rice, or a combination of ground meat (usually pork and beef) and vegetables are mostly the common ingedients for stuffing the hollowed eggplants. Typical vegetables contained in the filling include tomatoes, zucchinis, onions, peppers, chili peppers, and mashed potatoes, while the mixture is usually flavored with garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, rosemary, or parsley. Using lentils rather than minced meat will make this a savory dish vegetarian recipe.