Lighter Eggplant Parmesan

Name: Lighter Eggplant Parmesan
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 2 pounds eggplant (1 large or 2 medium); olive oil spray; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 12 ounces part-skim ricotta (Polly-o is the only brand I use); 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp Pecorino Romano; 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped); 1 large egg; 2-1/2 cups part-skim mozzarella (I used Sargento); 4 cups homemade tomato sauce or jarred marinara

9 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h 10min

This Lighter Eggplant Parmesan is one of my favorite ways to eat eggplant. No breading, just eggplant, cheese and marinara.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:00:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories215.7 kcal (11%)

Total Fat11.2 g (16%)

Carbs15 g (6%)

Sugars8.1 g (9%)

Protein15.7 g (31%)

Sodium512.4 mg (26%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 poundseggplant

olive oil spray

1 teaspoonkosher salt

12 ouncespart-skim ricotta

is the only brand I use

¼ cupPecorino Romano

¼ cupfresh parsley

chopped

1egg

large

2 cupspart-skim mozzarella

I used

4 cupstomato sauce

homemade, or jarred marinara

Instructions

Step 1

Start by making the sauce if you don't have any already made.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray 2 sheet pans with oil.

Step 3

While the sauce simmers, slice the eggplant into 1/4 inch thick slices. Transfer to the prepared pans, it's ok if they overlap slightly. Season with salt. Bake for 20 minutes, turning halfway through until eggplant is golden.

Step 4

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine ricotta, egg, parsley and 1/4 cup of grated cheese.

Step 5

Put 1/2 cup sauce on the bottom of a 9x12 baking dish, add 1/3 of eggplant to cover the bottom of the dish. Top with 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture, 3/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese and 3/4 cup of the sauce. Add another layer of eggplant and repeat the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and sauce two more times, reserving the third layer of mozzarella for topping. Finish with 1 1/2 cups of sauce, remaining mozzarella, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of grated cheese.

Step 6

Heat the oven to 400F.

Step 7

Cover with foil and bake until cheese is melted and everything is bubbling, about 40 minutes.

Step 8

Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.

Step 9

Take it out of the oven and let it sit about 10 minutes before cutting.

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