Eggplant Parmesan
 
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Ingredients
  • 1 spray(s) cooking spray (I don’t personally like cooking sprays, so I use an olive oil spritzer or just wipe the pan with a paper towel dabbed in olive oil)
  • ⅓ cup(s) seasoned bread crumbs, Italian-style
  • 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 medium raw eggplant
  • 2 large egg white(s), lightly beaten
  • 1½ cup(s) canned tomato sauce (or spaghetti sauce)
  • ½ cup(s) (shredded) part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • Optional: Pasta – We like to enjoy our eggplant parmesan on a bed of pasta.
  • Optional: Mushrooms – I like adding mushrooms to the mix sometimes. I’d recommend slicing them and giving them a quick saute in olive oil in another pan. Add them to the layers you’ll be doing before baking.
  • Optional: If you have fresh basil – add it to the mix! It’s divine.
  • Optional: Fresh garlic – minced and added to your tomato sauce
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9 X 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray (I use an olive oil spritzer); set aside.
  2. If you plan to serve your eggplant parmesan over some pasta – get your water boiling and start your pasta.
  3. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powder in a medium-size bowl; set aside.
  4. Remove skin from eggplant and trim off ends; slice eggplant into ½-inch-thick slices.
  5. Dip eggplant first into egg whites and then into bread crumb mixture. Place on cookie sheet.
  6. Bake eggplant on a nonstick cookie sheet until lightly browned, about 20 to 25 minutes, flipping once.
  7. Once they are baked, place a layer of eggplant on the bottom of prepared baking dish, then add ⅓ of tomato sauce and ⅓ of mozzarella cheese. Repeat with two (2) more layers in same order. (Our eggplants are usually too stubby to do this many layers, so we just do two).
  8. Bake until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling, about 10 minutes more. Serve on pasta if you like!
Recipe by A Happy Hive at https://ahappyhive.com/eggplant-parmesan/