Thursday, June 2, 2011

MADE...

Baked Eggplant! So, I have been in need of some new recipes to throw into the weekly mix and came across this delish eggplant recipe! Not only is it on the healthy side, but also on the cheap side too. That is a win win in my book!

(Served with salad and cheesy broccoli)

Baked Eggplant:
1 eggplant, peeled and sliced into rounds (not too thin but not too thick. I got about 6 slices from one eggplant.)

2 eggs, beaten

Italian seasoned bread crumbs

Spaghetti sauce

Shredded mozzarella cheese

Grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 teaspoon dried basil (or fresh if you have it!)

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Take a baking tray and line it with foil, then give a good drizzle of olive oil all over it.

Dip the eggplant slices in the egg, then the bread crumbs . Give it a good breading on both sides. Then lay on the baking tray.

Repeat for all remaining slices (do not overlap...make sure they are all a single layer) and then put in oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Flip slices, add another drizzle of olive oil if needed, and then bake for another 10 minutes.

After they are done, drizzle some spaghetti sauce over and around them. (I used a tomato and basil spaghetti sauce and it was SO good).

Then sprinkle some mozzarella and parmesan cheese on top. Also give it a nice sprinkling of dried basil. Bake for another 20 minutes or so, until cheese is nice and melty and golden brown.

If you try it out let me know what you thought! Also I am always looking for new recipes so if you have any please share them with me!!

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