Easy Baked Eggplant Parmesan

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 medium eggplant,

  cut into ¼-inch slices
• 1 ¼ cups almond meal
• ½ cup chickpea flour
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2-4 tablespoon olive oil,

  for frying
• 2 cups roasted tomato sauce

  (or marinara sauce)
• ½ cup Parmesan,

  grated, divided
• 8 oz fresh mozzarella,

  thinly sliced
• basil,

  for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet
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• 2 In a shallow dish, combine the almond meal, garbanzo bean flour, oregano, thyme,
  basil, sea salt, and pepper.
• 3 Heat 1 tbsp. of the olive oil in a large skillet
  [https://amzn.to/38kwEWH?tag=wwwasweetpeac-20]over medium-high heat.
• 4 Dredge each eggplant slice in the almond meal mixture. Shake off any excess
  coating.
• 5 Transfer 3-5 eggplant slices at a time to the hot pan
  [https://amzn.to/38kwEWH?tag=wwwasweetpeac-20], depending on size. Try not to
  overcrowd the slices. Cook until golden brown on each side, about 2-3 minutes
  per side. Add more olive oil, as needed, to keep from sticking. Repeat with the
  remaining eggplant slices.
• 6 Place browned eggplant on a dish and set aside.
• 7 Once all slices are cooked, lay the largest eggplant slice onto the baking sheet
  [https://amzn.to/37M0ZAV?tag=wwwasweetpeac-20]. Gently spoon about 1-2 tbsp. of
  the tomato sauce over the eggplant until coated. 
• 8 Place a layer of sliced mozzarella evenly over the tomato sauce. Sprinkle grated
  parmesan over the layer. 
• 9 Place the second largest eggplant slice next and repeat steps for the tomato
  sauce and mozzarella. Sprinkle parmesan over the top layer. 
• 10 Repeat with the remaining eggplant, tomato sauce, parmesan and mozzarella.
• 11 Bake until just beginning to brown, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• 12 Remove from oven, garnish with fresh basil, and serve.

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