Air Fryer : Vegan Garlic Butter Stuffed Eggplant Parmesan
Vegan Garlic Butter Stuffed Eggplant Parmesan, made in the air fryer! This easy air fryer recipe is super simple to make and mouthwateringly delicious! Made with air fryer roasted eggplant, stuffed with vegan garlic butter mixed with Italian breadcrumbs, topped with roasted garlic Marinara sauce, fresh basil, vegan parmesan and feta cheese.
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant can substitute 2 or 3 small eggplants if desired
- 6 tbsp roasted garlic marinara sauce I used Rao's brand
- additional roasted garlic marinara sauce if desired
vegan garlic butter and Italian breadcrumbs (if you want a super stuffed and buttery eggplant, double this part)
- 1 tbsp vegan butter, soft or melted I used Miyoko's salted plant milk butter
- 1 clove garlic, chopped small
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp bread crumbs
For vegan cheese and basil mix
- 3 tbsp vegan shredded parmesan I used Follow Your Heart brand
- 2 tbsp vegan feta crumbles I used Follow Your Heart brand
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400℉**If your air fryer does not have a preheat button, simply turn your empty air fryer on for 5 minutes before use
Prep your eggplant
- Cut the eggplant in half longways. Then slice the inside of the eggplant into a grid, but do not cut all of the way through the eggplant. Repeat on other half of the eggplant.**You want to cut through most of the inside of the eggplant, but don't go too far down, and don't break through the skin.
- Once you have your eggplant prepped, place on an air fryer tray, skin side up
- Place the eggplant in the preheated air fryer and cook at 400℉ for 5 minutes
- While the eggplant is cooking, move ahead to prep the rest of your ingredients
Make your vegan garlic butter and Italian breadcrumb mix
- Simply combine 1 tbsp melted vegan butter with 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 clove of garlic (diced small), and 2 tbsp of breadcrumbs.
- Mix until evenly combined. Set aside
"Stuff" your eggplant
- Once your eggplant has cooked for 5 minutes, remove it from the air fryer
- Spread the vegan garlic butter and Italian breadcrumb mix on the inside of the eggplant. Allow the vegan garlic butter mix to fall into the cracks of the gridded eggplant to stuff it.
- Spread 3 tbsp of roasted garlic marinara sauce on top of the garlic butter mix
- Place your eggplant back in the air fryer for another 5 minutes at 400℉
Prep your vegan cheese and basil mix
- Combine all of the ingredients listed under "vegan cheese and basil mix"
- Mix until evenly combined
- When eggplant has finished cooking, remove from air fryer and top with vegan cheese and basil mix
Finish off eggplant in air fryer
- Place the eggplant back in the air fryer for the last time!
- Cook for 5 more minutes at 400℉
- The vegan garlic butter stuffed eggplant Parmesan will be finished cooking when inside is hot and tender and the cheese is melted.
- Remove from air fryer. Top with extra heated sauce if desired.
- Serve and enjoy!
