Italian
Eggplant Parmesan
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Salt the eggplant slices and let them drain 15 minutes, then pat dry.
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Set up a breading station: flour, beaten eggs, and breadcrumbs mixed with half the parmesan.
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Dredge each slice in flour, then egg, then the breadcrumbs.
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Fry in the olive oil over medium heat until golden, about 2 minutes per side, then drain.
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Heat the oven to 400F. Layer marinara, eggplant, mozzarella, and parmesan in a baking dish, repeating to fill it.
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Bake until bubbling and the cheese is browned, about 25 minutes, then top with basil.
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Serve it with
A Italian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Eggplant Parmesan, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Eggplant Parmesan carries dairy, gluten, and eggs. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Chicken Cacciatore |
| Gluten | Yes | Butternut Squash Risotto |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Affettati e Formaggio (Cold Cuts and Cheese Plate) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 750 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbs
- 57 g
- Fat
- 44 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 750 mg
- Saturated fat
- 16 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Eggplant Parmesan takes about 75 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a proper project. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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