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This Baked Eggplant Parmesan recipe is lightened up a bit with baked (instead of fried) panko-crusted roasted eggplant, and layered up with a zesty combination of marinara, cheeses and fresh herbs. Like many good casseroles, Eggplant Parmesan makes great leftovers. Delicious Baked Eggplant Parmesan with crispy coated eggplant slices smothered in cheese and marinara.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook eggplant parmesan bake using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan Bake:
- Get Eggplant
- Take Zucchini
- Get Yellow Squash
- Prepare Red Pepper
- Get Red onion
- Prepare Of Sliced Mushrooms
- Make ready Of Mozzarella Cheese
- Make ready Parmesan Cheese
- Make ready Of Italian Seasoning
- Take Red Pepper Flakes
- Get Lemon pepper seasoning (optional) or Salt & Pepper
- Take Parsley Flakes for Garnish
- Get Of your choise of pasta sause
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Instructions 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
Baked, the eggplant slices come out less greasy than fried slices and the final result is just as delicious. This Baked Eggplant Parmesan is a lighter twist on the classic Italian recipe. It's coated in panko breadcrumbs, then baked with layers of cheese & marinara. This is one healthy dish that's sure to be on your weekly menu and the best thing is that it's so easy to make. Have you tried making Healthy Baked Eggplant Parmesan?
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