Best Eggplant Recipes: Baked Eggplant Parmesan (+More Great Recipes!)

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 medium eggplant

  (peeled and sliced into ¼ inch thick strips or rounds)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon each, salt & pepper

  (to taste)
• 2 large eggs

  (at room temperature, beaten)
• 3 cups Italian seasoned Panko breadcrumbs
• 4 cups marinara sauce

  (or spaghetti sauce, or arrabbiata sauce [https://bakeitwithlove.com/arrabbiata-sauce/])
• 8 oz part-skim mozzarella cheese

  (shredded - divided, 3 portions)
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese

  (grated - divided, 3 portions)
• ½ teaspoon dried basil

Instructions

• 1 Slice the peeled eggplant and arrange your slices in a single layer on a paper
  towel-lined baking sheet or working surface. Sprinkle with salt and allow to set
  for an hour while releasing the excess liquid from the sliced eggplant.
• 2 Preheat your oven to 400°F (205°C) and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment
  paper or lightly coat with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 Setup your dredging station: In 3 dishes that are shallow enough for easy
  dipping, combine these ingredients. 1) all-purpose flour with salt and pepper,
  2) beaten eggs, and 3) finely ground Italian seasoned Panko breadcrumbs. *Use a
  food processor to get a nice, fine consistency on the breadcrumbs.
• 4 Dip your eggplant slices in the flour first, then the beaten egg, and finally in
  the finely ground Panko breadcrumbs and transfer them onto the prepared baking
  sheets.
• 5 Bake in your preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until nicely crisped and golden
  brown. Make sure to flip the eggplant slices half way through the cooking time
  to get nice, even crisping.
• 6 Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish and spread enough marinara sauce (no more than
  ¼ cup) to cover the bottom of the dish. Arrange a layer of the baked eggplant
  then top it with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, repeat the sauce and layer on
  the eggplant and cheeses again for 3 layers. Sprinkle dried basil over the
  assembled dish.
• 7 Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is fully melted, and
  the sauce is bubbling around the edges.

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