Eggplant Parmesan

PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 50-60 minutes total (20 minutes for eggplant and 30 minutes for prepared dish)

Ingredients

Any recipe which can get 4yr olds eating eggplant has got to be good!
Submitted by Melissa.

2 medium/large eggplants

2-3 eggs

Wholemeal breadcrumbs

1.5 jars tomato based pasta sauce

2 cups grated cheese

¼ cup grated parmesan

 

Directions

Slice eggplant into ¾ cm thick slices. Coat with beaten egg and breadcrumbs and lie flat in one layer on baking sheets lined with cooking paper. Place into a preheated 180 degree oven for 15-20 minutes until golden and tender (turn midway through if you remember!)

Assemble the dish with a little pasta sauce, followed by layers of eggplant, cheese, and more pasta sauce ending with pasta sauce and cheese on top. Bake about 30 minutes until the cheese is golden.

This is delicious, makes a layered dish like lasagne since the breadcrumbs thicken the pasta sauce. The crumbed eggplant slices are actually very yummy just on their own straight out of the oven - crunchy on the outside and soft inside, so the first few times they never made it into the full recipe!