Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, eggplant parmesan bake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Eggplant Parmesan Bake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Eggplant Parmesan Bake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
View Our Easy No-Fry Eggplant Parmesan Recipe. 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. Add fresh garlic and basil to taste.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have eggplant parmesan bake using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan Bake:
- Make ready 1 lb Eggplant
- Get 1 small Zucchini
- Make ready 1 small Yellow Squash
- Prepare 1 large Red Pepper
- Make ready 1 large Red onion
- Get 1 cup Of Sliced Mushrooms
- Prepare 1/2 cup Of Mozzarella Cheese
- Get 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
- Make ready 2 tbsp Of Italian Seasoning
- Make ready 1 Red Pepper Flakes
- Take 1 Lemon pepper seasoning (optional) or Salt & Pepper
- Make ready 1 Parsley Flakes for Garnish
- Make ready 1 jar Of your choise of pasta sause
Eggplant parmesan tastes very similar to regular chicken parmesan. People often wonder what flavor the eggplant itself lends the dish. Eggplant has a very mild flavor, like spaghetti squash. Panko breadcrumbs: Which I recommend briefly toasting on a baking sheet in the oven before adding to the casserole, so that the breadcrumbs.
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
In a large baking dish, add a cup of marinara and spread evenly. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce. Cover each slice with a spoon full of marinara, a slice or two of mozzarella, and then sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Garlic Parmesan Baked Eggplant - crispy baked, not fried, eggplant with garlic Parmesan breading. A delicious way to enjoy this fall vegetable!
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