Eggplant Parmesan With Easy Homemade Sauce

Name: Eggplant Parmesan With Easy Homemade Sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 0 teaspoons dried basil; 0 teaspoons dried parsley; 1 eggplant - trimmed, peeled, and sliced 1/2-inch thick; 227 grams package fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 118 milliliters Italian-seasoned bread crumbs; 118 milliliters olive oil; 0 teaspoons dried oregano; 177 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste; 6 servings sea salt and ground black pepper to taste; 170 grams tomato paste; 170 grams 1/2 water

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Eggplant Parmesan With Easy Homemade Sauce a try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 406 calories, 16g of protein, and 31g of fat. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a budget friendly main course. Head to the store and pick up mozzarella cheese, basil, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease an 8x14-inch baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Oven

Mix seasoned bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and red pepper flakes in a shallow bowl.

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Seasoned Breadcrumbs

Red Pepper Flakes

Parmesan

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Bowl

Brush eggplant slices with olive oil and press into bread crumb mixture to coat.

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Olive Oil

Eggplant

Bread

Lay slices onto a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until browned and tender, about 15 minutes.

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Oven

Remove eggplant and reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Eggplant

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Oven

Whisk tomato paste and water in a saucepan, place over medium heat, and bring to a simmer. Stir in basil, oregano, parsley, garlic, brown sugar, sea salt, and black pepper.

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Black Pepper

Tomato Paste

Brown Sugar

Sea Salt

Oregano

Parsley

Garlic

Basil

Water

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Whisk

Place eggplant slices into prepared baking dish, overlapping the slices. Spoon tomato sauce over eggplant and top with mozzarella cheese and 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

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Mozzarella

Parmesan

Tomato Sauce

Eggplant

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Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. If desired, broil for 1 to 2 more minutes to give the cheese topping a golden color.

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Cheese