EGGPLANT PARMESAN
4 small eggplants
1 1/2 lb. grated mozzarella
cheese
bread crumbs
flour
eggs
2 jars Prego spaghetti sauce--
Roasted Garlic is best
garlic powder, parsley, seasoned
salt
parmesan cheese
Slice
eggplants into 1/2 inch thick slices. Place on
greased cookie sheets, sprinkle with salt, and bake
at 350* for 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
In
one small bowl, mix 2 eggs with fork until well
mixed. In second bowl, mix bread crumbs and
flour; season with garlic powder, parsley, and
seasoned salt.
Heat
oil in large skillet. Dip eggplant slices in egg,
then in crumbs to coat both sides. Fry in hot oil
until well browned on both sides. Set aside until all
slices have been fried, mixing up more egg and
breading mixtures as needed.
In
large casserole dish, cover bottom with a layer of
spaghetti sauce. Arrange eggplant slices tightly to
cover sauce, cutting up slices to fill in the holes.
Then pour another layer of sauce on top of eggplant.
Cover sauce with a thick layer of grated mozzarella
cheese. Top with another tight layer of eggplant,
filling in the holes with cut up pieces. Top with a
layer of mozzarella and another layer of spaghetti
sauce; if necessary, repeat again. Top with a thick
layer of grated parmesan.
Bake
in preheated 375* oven for an hour. Best if
cooked ahead, allowed to stand in refrigerator for
a day, and reheated in microwave.
Makes
6-8 servings.
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