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Who doesn't love Eggplant Parmesan? But it can be a mess to fry the eggplant. We love this recipe because it does not require frying the eggplant and it is healthier. Just layer the ingredients in a deep casserole dish, cover and bake.
Ingredients:
1 thinly sliced eggplant-about 1 1/2 lbs (no need to peel)
1 teaspoon salt
1 eight ounce package mozzarella cheese
1 cup bread crumbs
Approximately 1/2 cup olive oil
Parmesan cheese
Sliced tomatoes (about 1 lb.) gently mixed with a small can of tomato paste- or if you do not have tomatoes, or tomato paste, use about 1 1/2 cups Barilla Marinara sauce
Directions:
Slice eggplant, put in colander; cover with salt; cover with plastic wrap and a heavy object. Leave for 30-45 minutes. Rinse off salt and let dry. (If time crunched, omit this entire step which actually just eliminates some bitterness from eggplant)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a deep pyrex type casserole, layer about 1/3 of each ingredient:
Eggplant, olive oil, tomato mixture, bread crumbs and Mozzarella cheese
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