Mediterranean Eggplant (Aubergine) Casserole

Name: Mediterranean Eggplant (Aubergine) Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 onion, halved and sliced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon oregano, dried; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 1/2 lbs tomatoes, chopped; 3 tablespoons fresh basil, sliced; 1 cup dry breadcrumbs, seasoned; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided; 3 egg whites, lightly beaten; 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded; 2 1/2 lbs eggplants, peeled and cut crosswise into 3/8 inch thick slices

Submitted by Dancer

"This is very tasty, do not freeze, the eggplant disappears."

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Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 onion, halved and sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs tomatoes, chopped
3 tablespoons fresh basil, sliced
1 cup dry breadcrumbs, seasoned
¹⁄₄ cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
3 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 ¹⁄₂ lbs eggplants, peeled and cut crosswise into 3/8 inch thick slices

directions

Prepare a cookie sheet with fat free cooking spray and set aside.
Mix bread crumbs with 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese.
Beat egg whites with 1/2 teaspoons.
salt.
Dip eggplant slices in egg whites, coat with seasoned bread crumbs.
Place eggplant slices on prepared cookie sheet.
You will have 2 different batches.
Spray eggplant slices with cooking spray, set aside.
In a nonstick skillet heat oil over medium heat, add onion and garlic.
Cook until softened.
Add oregano, 1 teaspoons.
salt and pepper.
Cook for one minute.
Add tomatoes, increase heat to high and cook until thickened, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from heat and add basil.
Broil eggplant slices, 1 batch at a time for 3 to 5 minutes per side, until brown.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Layer eggplant slices in a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
Top with tomato mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan cheese.
Bake uncovered until cheese is bubbly, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Loony
OK so i did change a few things around, i couldn't understand how the vegetables that i chopped were going to make a sauce. It didn't happen so i just added a little low sodium pasta sauce to thicken it and that did the trick. I also used fat free parmesan and reduced fat mozzarella to cut fat and calories. It was delicious and breading then broiling the eggplant is genius, i have been trying to make a casserole out of eggplant for a while and couldn't figure out how to make it stay together. The key to this is the broiling of the eggplant - even my boyfriend ate this up and might i just add that it reheats great. Thank you so much!!

Quistis145
Lovely dish. I'm a big fan of eggplant, and this is a wonderful, nutritionally-sound way to prepare it. I cubed and salted 1 large eggplant (about 1 pound), and let it drain for a half hour or so. A 1.75-pound (794 grams) can of peeled crushed tomatoes served as a great substitute for fresh tomatoes. Toasted whole wheat bread pulverized in the food processor with garlic powder, onion powder, dried basil, and black pepper was a great substitute for seasoned bread crumbs, which I didn't have on hand. This fit perfectly in a 9x13x2" baking pan. Wonderful with fresh flat-leaf parsley added to the sauce along with the fresh basil, and served over capellini pasta. Thanks very much for posting this.

Heather U.