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How To Make Eggplant Parmesan
Our baked Italian eggplant parmesan is the perfect dish to serve at your next dinner party! Cook up this flavorful meal in just under 2 hours.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¼lbseggplant,sliced
- salt
- ½cupflour
- 4eggs
- 2cupsItalian bread crumbs
- ⅓cupparmesan cheese,shredded
- lemon zest,from 1 lemon
- ½tspgarlic powder
- ½tspbasil
- 26ozpasta sauce
- 16ozmozzarella cheese,shredded
- ½cupparmesan cheese,shredded
- ¼cupfresh parsley,or basil, chopped
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
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Prepare two baking pans with parchment paper, then set aside.
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Slice the eggplant to about ¼ inch thick, then place them on a rack or pan.
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Sprinkle generously with salt, then allow to sit for 20 minutes.
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Whisk the eggs together in a shallow bowl.
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In a second shallow bowl, add the flour.
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In a third bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, parmesan, lemon zest, garlic powder and basil.
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Set all three bowls aside.
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After the eggplant has rested, rinse them well under cold running water, then pat dry.
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Dredge each slice of eggplant first in the flour, then into the egg, and finally in the breadcrumb mixture.
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Place each slice of eggplant on the prepared parchment lined pans. Spray with cooking spray, if desired.
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Bake for 5 minutes, then flip and bake for 5 minutes more or until golden brown.
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Remove from the oven, then reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F.
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Spread a thin layer of pasta sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch dish.
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Layer ⅓ of the eggplant, parsley, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese.
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Repeat the layers, ending each with cheese.
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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 456.87kcal
- Fat: 22.93g
- Saturated Fat: 12.54g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.57g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.01g
- Carbohydrates: 35.48g
- Fiber: 3.59g
- Sugar: 8.06g
- Protein: 26.42g
- Cholesterol: 142.82mg
- Sodium: 1231.54mg
- Calcium: 600.99mg
- Potassium: 486.89mg
- Iron: 2.89mg
- Vitamin A: 216.68µg
- Vitamin C: 4.66mg
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