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Eggplant Parmesan

Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant pick a pretty large one
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 c flour
  • 1/2 c Parmesan cheese
  • 2 c panko breadcrumbs you can use flavored ones if you want
  • 1 jar pasta sauce
  • 16 slices Mozzarella cheese or you can use shredded

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Wash, dry & slice the eggplant cross-wise in 1/2 inch sections. Set aside.
    slice the eggplant
  • Crack the eggs in a shallow dish and beat them with w fork.
  • In another shallow dish, put in the flour.
  • In a third shallow dish, put in the bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Stir them together.
  • Get out a large frying pan and lightly coat the bottom with coconut oil (or you can use olive oil). Put it on the stove over medium heat.
  • Now take each slice of eggplant, coat it in egg, then flour, and then the breadcrumb mixture and place it in the frying pan.
  • Cook the eggplant slices until each side is brown, approximately 5-7 minutes per side.
  • Get out a 9x13 baking dish (or you can use a cookie sheet with an edge), and coat it with olive oil or spray it with cooking spray.
  • In the baking dish, place a layer of the finished eggplant, then layer on top of that half of the pasta sauce and half of the cheese. Repeat layering the eggplant, sauce & cheese. Finish the top with the remaining Parmesan cheese.
    Preparing eggplant parmesan
  • Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the cheese is bubbly & brown.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Photos by Patrick StahlJoy & Dean Beeler / CC BY