Recipe: "You Choose" Eggplant Parmesan

Recipe: "You Choose" Eggplant Parmesan

Summary: Baked or fried - this is yummy!

Ingredients

• 3 fairytale eggplants, cut into 1 inch pieces or 1 large eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch slices


• 1 egg, beaten (Add 1-2 T of water to your egg to get it nice and fluffy)


• 1/2 cup flour (needed for fried recipe only)


• 3 cups of Italian seasoned bread crumbs


• 4 cups pasta sauce (we make a fresh marinara with our tomatoes and herbs)


• 8 oz of mozzarella cheese, shredded (you can add more if you want it extra cheesy)


• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese


• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or several leaves of chopped fresh basil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees


2. For baked eggplant: Dip eggplant slices in egg, then in bread crumbs. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Place in preheated oven for 10 minutes - 5 minutes per side). For fried eggplant - Dip eggplant slices in flour, then egg, then bread crumbs. Place in a fry pan with 5-8 T of olive oil and fry until golden colored.


3. In a baking dish, spread pasta sauce to cover bottom. Place a layer of the baked or fried eggplant slices in the sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Sprinkle dry basil on top. If using fresh basil, sprinkle on top during last 5 minutes of baking.


4. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Quick Notes

The baked or fried fairytale eggplant pieces make great snacks by themselves! Try them out. Also, these pieces can be frozen in that state and just reheated later. This entire dish can also be made in full and then frozen. Just pull it out of the freezer to reheat!

Meal type: dinner

My rating: 5 stars:  ????? 1 review(s)

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