Eggplant Parmesan

Name: Eggplant Parmesan
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 118 milliliters torn fresh basil; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 907 grams eggplants, peeled and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 85 grams 3/4 cup finely grated fontina cheese; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 227 grams thinly sliced mozzarella cheese; 473 milliliters whole-wheat panko (Japanese breadcrumbs); 28 grams 1/4 cup grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 454 grams part-skim ricotta cheese; 680 grams premium pasta sauce; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Eggplant Parmesan a try. This recipe makes 10 servings with 292 calories, 20g of protein, and 15g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes. If you have salt, water, mozzarella cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

To make eggplant, combine 2 eggs and 1 tablespoon water in a shallow dish.

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Eggplant

Water

Egg

Combine panko and 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano in a second shallow dish. Dip eggplant in egg mixture; dredge in panko mixture, pressing gently to adhere and shaking off excess.

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Parmigiano Reggiano

Eggplant

Panko

Dip

Egg

Place eggplant 1 inch apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Eggplant

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until golden, turning once and rotating baking sheets after 15 minutes.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

To make filling, combine basil and next 6 ingredients (through egg).

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Basil

Egg

To assemble, spoon 1/2 cup pasta sauce in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Pasta Sauce

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Glass Baking Pan

Layer half of eggplant slices over pasta sauce.

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Pasta Sauce

Eggplant

Sprinkle eggplant with 1/8 teaspoon salt. Top with about 3/4 cup pasta sauce; spread half of ricotta mixture over sauce, and top with a third of mozzarella and 1/4 cup fontina. Repeat layers once, ending with about 1 cup pasta sauce. Cover tightly with aluminum foil coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Pasta Sauce

Mozzarella