Eggplant Parmigiana

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 565.6
  • Total Fat: 40.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 86.2 mg
  • Sodium: 1,062.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
  • Protein: 20.6 g

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Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    2 fresh eggplants, sliced lengthwise, not peeled
    1 c. seasoned bread crumbs
    2 large eggs, beaten
    4 c. tomato sauce of choice (no sugar added)
    16 oz. part skim mozzarella cheese, sliced or shredded
    1 c. extra virgin olive oil

Directions

makes 8 individual servings

Slice unpeeled eggplants into 1/4 " thin lengthwise slices
Place on cookie sheet, sprinkle with salt, and let sit for 30 minutes
After 30 minutes, rinse salt totally off eggplant
Put olive oil into non-stick saute' pan and heat for frying - (test with drop of water - when it "dances" on top of oil, it's ready!)
Dip each eggplant slice first in beaten egg, then coat thoroughly in bread crumbs
Fry all eggplant slices
Coat a long, pyrex baking dish with a thin layer of marinara sauce, top with layered eggplant slices, then dots of mozzarella, or shredded
Continue to layer in this manner - sauce, eggplant, cheese, until you use up all ingredients, ending with cheese on top
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 mins. - hour
Let set outside of oven for 20 minutes before serving.

Better the next day!! Buon appetito!

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HOLMUS.