Eggplant and Tomato Bake

Name: Eggplant and Tomato Bake
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dried basil; 3 larges eggplants; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 pinch ground black pepper; 454 grams plain low-fat yogurt; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 onions, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan cheese; 2 teaspoons salt; 305 grams tomato puree; 59 milliliters water; 59 milliliters wheat germ or whole wheat breadcrumbs

Eggplant and Tomato Bake might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 140 calories, 7g of protein, and 4g of fat. If you have tomato puree, parmesan cheese, yogurt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Slice the eggplants into 1/4 inch slices and lightly salt them. Leave them to sweat for 30 minutes. While the eggplant are set aside, saute the onions, garlic, and olive oil in a large skillet over a low heat, covering the pan with a lid to keep them moist.

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Eggplant

Olive Oil

Garlic

Onion

Salt

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Frying Pan

Saute the onions until they are soft and turning gold in color.

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Onion

Mix the basil, oregano, tomato puree, water, salt and pepper into the pan of onions and simmer for ten minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato Puree

Oregano

Onion

Basil

Water

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Frying Pan

While the mixture is simmering, rinse off the eggplant slices and steam them either in a microwave steamer basket (in two batches at 10 minutes each) or in a steamer over the stove.

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Eggplant

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Steamer Basket

Microwave

Stove

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with non-aerosol cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Pan

Oven

Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of the tomato sauce-mixture over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Arrange one layer of the eggplants on the bottom of the dish.

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Tomato Sauce

Eggplant

Spread

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Baking Pan

Pour one third of the tomato sauce over the eggplant.

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Tomato Sauce

Eggplant

Pour one container of yogurt over the tomato sauce. Repeat the eggplant layer, tomato sauce, yogurt, eggplants, and top the dish with the remaining tomato sauce.

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Tomato Sauce

Eggplant

Yogurt

Cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle the wheat germ or breadcrumbs over the top of the casserole, followed by the Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan