Recipe for eggplant parmagiana without frying?!
Recipe for eggplant parmagiana without frying?
Have a good, EASY recipe that doesn't require frying the eggplant first, but still tastes great?
Answers:
Peel eggplant and slice into 3/4 inch thick slices. Coat with olive oil, crushed garlic, salt and pepper and place on a cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes until eggplant are soft and tender. Crack 4 eggs in a shallow but wide dish, like a pie plate, and stir until mixed. Place seasoned breadcrumbs in another similar dish. Coat each piece in breadcrumbs, eggs and breadcrumbs again and place on a cooling rack or any kind of rack that will keep the eggplant from touching a cookie sheet underneath. Bake in a 400 degree oven until crisp, about 15 minutes. When they are crisp, take out of the oven and top each piece with a couple tablespoons of sauce and top the with mozzarella cheese. Work very fast so the sauce does not make the crispy eggplant soggy. Bake in the same 400 degree oven until cheese melts. Serve on top of a couple more spoons of sauce. I do it this way all the time and it is 100 times better than those thick dishes of eggplant people usually make.
If you want breading on the eggplant, then bake the eggplant slices after coating them in egg then breadcrumbs. If not, then just use raw slices of eggplant.
i bake the eggplant in the oven. first i egg and bread it. then i put a bit of olive oil in the pan and then i place the eggplant circles onto the pan and bake until they are browned. i might also drizzle some oil atop to hasten the browning process. then i layer the eggplant with tomato sauce, grated cheese and mozzerella. i bake it in a 350 oven for at least 35 minutes. it is delicious. make sure to use plenty of sauce.
you can use a standard eggplant parmesan, but instead of frying it, bake it at about 350 degrees with a bit of olive oil. that's what i do for another recipe i use calling for "frying" the eggplant. it works well and isn't nearly as greasy.
Baked Eggplant
Low carb, meatless, and delicious.
1 eggplant, 1 1/2 to 2 lbs.
4-5 Tbs. butter at room temperature
Salt and pepper to taste
Chopped parsley to garnish
4 Tbs. Vella Grated Dry Monterey Jack Cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Peel the eggplant and trim off the ends. Cut the eggplant into 6-8 slices, each about 1/2 inch thick.
Blend the butter and Grated Dry Jack Cheese, and spread o both sides of each eggplant slice. sprinkle with salt and pepper
Place slices in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes until the eggplant is tender throughout.
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
Easy Eggplant Dish serves 6
INGREDIENTS
1 eggplant, diced
1 yellow squash, peeled and diced
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon butter
1/8 cup canned sliced green chiles
1/3 cup crushed buttery round crackers
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add eggplant and squash and cook until tender but still firm, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool.
In a 2 quart casserole dish combine eggplant, squash, onions, bread crumbs, butter and chiles. Sprinkle crushed crackers and cheese over the top.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.