Eggplant Parmigiana February 26, 2010
Posted by Teresa in : Dinner , trackbackWell, we’ve gone mostly vegetarian, and I haven’t posted here in ages, but there’ll be a flurry of new recipes in the next little while (if I have time). I made this one tonight, and although it takes about 50 minutes to make, it’s worth it!
Ingredients
- 4 medium eggplants (or less, just scale ingredients accordingly)
- 3 cups breadcrumbs, or use croutons and pound them into crumbs
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 4 cups mozzarella, shredded
- jar of pasta sauce, any variety, or plain tomato sauce and add your own spices (oregano, basil, onion salt, celery salt, garlic powder)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400.
Slice the eggplant (leave the skin on) into 1/3 inch thick discs. Whisk the milk and eggs together.
Line two baking sheets with parchment or spray with cooking spray (do not use foil).
Dip each piece of eggplant into the egg mixture then coat well with breadcrumbs and place on baking sheet.
Bake eggplant until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
Spread 1/4 cup of pasta sauce all over the bottom of a 9×12 glass baking dish (or smaller one if you’re using less eggplant) and layer single pieces of the baked eggplant until the bottom is covered.
Spread a thin coating of pasta sauce over the eggplant.
Sprinkle the layer with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella.
Continue to create layers until all of the eggplant has been used.
Sprinkle final layer with 1/2 cup of mozzarella.
Tent loosely and return to oven.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes until the shredded cheese on top is melted and slightly bubbly. Delicious! 
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