DollopWhat to make with eggplant: 30 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on eggplant, easiest first. The quickest is Thai basil eggplant with a crispy fried egg, on the table in 35 minutes, and the cheapest is Lentil moussaka at $1.94 a serving. Four of them are simple enough for a first try.
Sheet pan chickpeas and eggplant with tahini
$1.96 a serving
45 min
Greek baked eggplant with chickpeas and feta
$3.26 a serving
65 min
Greek briam (roasted vegetables with feta)
$4.12 a serving
65 min
Slow cooker eggplant caponata with creamy polenta
$3.58 a serving
400 min
Thai basil eggplant with a crispy fried egg
$3.54 a serving
35 min
Eggplant adobo (adobong talong)
$2.36 a serving
40 min
Thai green curry chicken
$3.66 a serving
40 min
Air fryer eggplant katsu
$2.50 a serving
45 min
Chinese eggplant with ground beef
$2.64 a serving
45 min
Instant Pot aloo baingan (potato and eggplant curry)
$2.40 a serving
45 min
Miso-glazed eggplant with rice and edamame
$2.81 a serving
45 min
Vegetarian pinakbet (Filipino vegetable sauté with tofu)
$3.30 a serving
50 min
Roasted ratatouille soup
$2.87 a serving
65 min
Baingan bharta (smoky mashed eggplant curry)
$2.38 a serving
70 min
Borani banjan (Afghan eggplant with garlic yogurt)
$2.83 a serving
70 min
Cajun eggplant casserole
$2.51 a serving
70 min
Imam bayildi (Turkish stuffed eggplant)
$3.22 a serving
80 min
Di san xian (Chinese potato, eggplant and pepper stir-fry)
$2.78 a serving
45 min
Sabich (eggplant and egg pitas)
$2.41 a serving
45 min
Tortang talong (Filipino eggplant omelette)
$2.32 a serving
50 min
Eggplant and tofu in garlic sauce
$3.15 a serving
55 min
Pasta alla norma
$2.92 a serving
60 min
Turkish stuffed eggplant with ground turkey (karnıyarık)
$3.30 a serving
70 min
Eggplant rollatini
$3.87 a serving
90 min
Eggplant meatballs baked in marinara
$3.59 a serving
100 min
Vegetable maqluba (upside-down rice with eggplant and cauliflower)
$2.91 a serving
110 min
Baked ratatouille (the layered kind)
$4.01 a serving
115 min
Eggplant parmesan
$2.39 a serving
115 min
Lentil moussaka
$1.94 a serving
120 min
Moussaka
$2.91 a serving
150 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.