Savory Stuffed Eggplant

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (6 ounce) package herb-seasoning stuffing mix (such as Kraft Stove Top)
• 1 large eggplant, halved lengthwise
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 egg, beaten
• Paprika to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.

Bring water and butter to a boil in a saucepan; add stuffing mix and cover saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat and let stand for 5 minutes; fluff stuffing with a fork.

Scoop the flesh from eggplant and dice, reserving shells. Mix eggplant pulp, stuffing, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, and egg together in a bowl. Fill each eggplant shell with stuffing mixture and top with paprika.

Bake in the preheated oven until filling is cooked through and crisp on the top, 30 to 35 minutes.