Recipe Review - Eggplant Cacciatore Sandwiches

A few nights ago I made Eggplant Cacciatore Sandwiches. They turned out so good! Definitely a good summer meal. In true Rachael Ray fashion, the dish comes together quite quickly.

I did make a few substitutions:

To increase the healthiness factor (and to use things I had on hand), I used plain French bread instead of frozen garlic bread.
I added about 4 cloves of garlic in with the onion since I wasn't using garlic bread. I also added a little Italian seasoning.
I used a can of chopped tomatoes instead of chopping up the tomatoes from a can of stewed tomatoes.
I used beer instead of wine.
I used cheddar cheese because I had some I wanted to use up and was in the mood for cheddar!

Comments: 21

lynn a. Jun 4, 2010, 10:33am UTC

This looks so good. I don't even know what it is, but with onions and garlic in it, it would be hard for it not to be good. Thanks for the link. I have to check this out.

April H. Jun 4, 2010, 10:35am UTC

You sound like me! I love starting things off with onions and garlic!
It also has eggplant and tomatoes - yum!

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Larry H. Jun 4, 2010, 5:03pm UTC

thanks for sharing.

April H. Jun 6, 2010, 6:22pm UTC

Thanks for looking!

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→ Victoria ← Jun 5, 2010, 10:18am UTC

Sounds good, but I bet my kids wouldn't eat it. LOL Hubby and I would probably scarf it down though.

April H. Jun 6, 2010, 6:21pm UTC

My daughter is two, so she won't eat much of anything!

R B Jun 6, 2010, 6:31pm UTC

My neighbors grandaughter at 2 would eat anything, and loved Jalapeno peppers.

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Ms Lee P. Jun 5, 2010, 11:28am UTC

Aww hahahha! You made me laugh because I'm always changing recipes to match what I have on hand. These sound wonderful. The picture is delicious looking.

April H. Jun 6, 2010, 6:22pm UTC

I think recipes are mainly inspiration, not rules - unless, of course, you're baking!
Thank you, it really was wonderful, and a great summer-time meal.

R B Jun 6, 2010, 6:37pm UTC

Recipes are only ideas to eat what you got.

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Susan K. Jun 10, 2010, 3:52am UTC

Eggplant isn't my favorite (just slightly ahead of zucchini), but anything with garlic, onions, tomatoes, and melted cheese will taste good. Thanks for the recipe; this does look delicious!