Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, eggplant parmesan bake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This Baked Eggplant Parmesan recipe is lightened up a bit with baked (instead of fried) panko-crusted roasted eggplant, and layered up with a zesty combination of marinara, cheeses and fresh herbs. Eggplant slices are coated with bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese and baked between layers of tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese for a filling Italian-inspired meal. We bake the eggplant instead of frying for less calories and mess.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook eggplant parmesan bake using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan Bake:
- Prepare 1 lb Eggplant
- Take 1 small Zucchini
- Make ready 1 small Yellow Squash
- Get 1 large Red Pepper
- Prepare 1 large Red onion
- Make ready 1 cup Of Sliced Mushrooms
- Take 1/2 cup Of Mozzarella Cheese
- Make ready 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
- Prepare 2 tbsp Of Italian Seasoning
- Prepare 1 Red Pepper Flakes
- Take 1 Lemon pepper seasoning (optional) or Salt & Pepper
- Take 1 Parsley Flakes for Garnish
- Prepare 1 jar Of your choise of pasta sause
Baked, the eggplant slices come out less greasy than fried slices and the final result is just as delicious. Make a healthy baked eggplant parmesan with crispy almond flour-coated eggplant slices that are baked — no frying or bread crumbs needed! This Baked Eggplant Parmesan is a lighter twist on the classic Italian recipe. It's coated in panko breadcrumbs, then baked with layers of cheese & marinara.
Steps to make Eggplant Parmesan Bake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Roughly chopp and Saute Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Red onion, Red pepper and Mushrooms till crisp tender (about 5-8 min). Remove from heat and season with 1 tblspoon of Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and lemon pepper or salt & pepper to taste.
- In a bowl mix together Parmesan and Mozzarella Cheese. Slice Eggplant into 8 1in slices, lightly season and pan fry over medium heat with a little butter or olive oil (about 2 min on each side).
- In a 8x8 baking dish lay 4 slices of Eggplant to cover the bottom of the dish. Add Sauteed Veggie mixture over the Eggplant. Top with half Jar of pasta sauce (enough to cover Veggies) then top with 1/2 cup of cheese mixture. Next, lay the last 4 slices of Eggplant to cover the Veggie mixture. Top with remaining pasta sauce and cheese. Think of it as if you were layering lasagna.
- Bake till the Cheese is golden brown. Garnish with Parsley Flakes and Remaining Italian Seasoning. Let it sit for 10 min before serving
This recipe for baked eggplant Parmesan is gooey, cheesy, comfort food at its best. The eggplant gets a crispy coating, topped with a generous serving of spicy tomato sauce and cheese. Eggplant parmesan (or parmigiana di malanzane) is an Italian casserole dish made with fried Vegan Eggplant Parmesan. Since getting my hands on my first eggplant last year, it's become one of my. This healthy eggplant parmesan features a deliciously seasoned eggplant that is baked instead of fried.
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