Eating well'seggplant parmesan

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Egg plant; (about 2 lbs total)
3 Egg whites
1 cup Fine dry bread crumbs
½ cup Fresh ground Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper
½ cup Slivered basil leaves
1½ cup Low fat pasta sauce
¾ cup Grated part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degree. Lightly oil two baking sheets or coat them with non-stick cooking spray. Also oil or spray a 8-by-111/2 inch baking dish, Set aside.

Cut eggplant crosswise into ¼ inch slices. In a shallow dish whisk egg whites with 3 tablespoon water until frothy. In another shallow dish,combine breadcrumbs,¼ cup of the Parmesan cheese,salt and pepper.

Dip eggplant slices into the egg white mixture, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Arrange the egg plant in a single layer on the baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, turn over and bake 15 minutes longer, or until crisp and golden.

Stir basil into pasta sauce.Spread about ½ cup of the sauce in the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange half of the eggplant slices over the sauce,over lapping slightly. Spoon 1 cup of the sauce over the eggplant and sprinkle with half of the mozzarella. Add another layer of the eggplant and top with remaining sauce,mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake uncovered,until sauce bubbles and top is golden. About 15 to 20 minutes Recipe by: Eating Well

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1008 by "tautog78@..." <tautog78@...> on Jan 13, 1998

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