Eggplant Parmesan Lasagna
Eggplant Parmesan Lasagna might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 446 calories, 21g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper, eggs, tomato, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Cook first 3 ingredients in a 3 1/2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat 30 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in cream and Parmesan cheese. Set aside.
Peel eggplant, and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
Sprinkle slices evenly with salt and black pepper. Stir together eggs and 3 Tbsp. water. Dredge eggplant in flour; dip into egg mixture, and dredge again in flour, shaking to remove excess.
Cook eggplant, in batches, in 1 1/2 Tbsp. hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and slightly softened.
Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining oil and eggplant, wiping skillet clean after each batch, if necessary.
Layer 3 lasagna noodles lengthwise in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with one-third tomato sauce mixture and half of eggplant. Dollop half of ricotta cheese evenly on eggplant in dish; top with half of mozzarella. Repeat layers with remaining noodles, one-third sauce mixture, remaining eggplant, and remaining ricotta. Top with remaining one-third sauce mixture and mozzarella cheese.
Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Let stand 20 minutes before serving.
*6 no-cook lasagna noodles may be substituted. Prepare recipe as directed, reserving last half of mozzarella from top.
Bake, covered, at 350 for 45 minutes.
Sprinkle top with reserved cheese; bake, uncovered, for 20 more minutes or until golden brown.
Note: For testing purposes only, we used Bertolli Vidalia Onion With Roasted Garlic pasta sauce.