Name: Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Eggplant
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Eggplant, trimmed and halved lengthwise - 1; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Potatoes, peeled and cubed - 3; Garlic, peeled and halved - 2 cloves; Bacon - 2 slices; Bacon drippings - 1 tablespoon; Onion, cut into strips - ½; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Salt to taste - 1 tablespoon; Freshly cracked black pepper to taste - 1 tablespoon

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25 min.

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Ingredients for - Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Eggplant

1. Eggplant, trimmed and halved lengthwise - 1

2. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon

3. Potatoes, peeled and cubed - 3

4. Garlic, peeled and halved - 2 cloves

5. Bacon - 2 slices

6. Bacon drippings - 1 tablespoon

7. Onion, cut into strips - ½

8. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon

9. Salt to taste - 1 tablespoon

10. Freshly cracked black pepper to taste - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Eggplant

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Stage

Place eggplant halves, cut sides up, onto a baking sheet and brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

3. Stage

Bake eggplant in the preheated oven until soft, 30 to 35 minutes. Peel eggplant when cool enough to handle; set aside.

4. Stage

While eggplant is baking, place potatoes and garlic cloves into a large pot and cover with lightly-salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.

5. Stage

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and retain 1 tablespoon drippings in the skillet. When bacon is cool, crumble, and set aside. Cook and stir onion in bacon drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Set onion aside.

6. Stage

Place eggplant, potatoes, cooked garlic cloves, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher until smooth and thoroughly combined. Season to taste with salt and cracked black pepper. Serve in a bowl topped with cooked onion and crumbled bacon.