Easiest Way to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Eggplant Parmesan Casserole

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, eggplant parmesan casserole. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Eggplant Parmesan Casserole is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Eggplant Parmesan Casserole is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Fold eggplant slices in half to enclose the cheese mixture. Repeat layering with the remaining ingredients. Frying uses sooo much oil though. Well Martha's technique was the key.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have eggplant parmesan casserole using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan Casserole:

1. Get 1 whole eggplant, skinned and cubed
2. Take 2 eggs
3. Take 1/4 cup flour
4. Prepare 10-20 basil leaves
5. Prepare 1 cup parmesan
6. Get 1 (45 oz) jar of pasta sauce
7. Prepare 2 cups vegetable oil
8. Get 2 cups dried penne
9. Make ready 4 cups water

To take lots of oil and fat out of this classic casserole. Though I love Eggplant Casserole, many times it is far too greasy or the eggplant is tough and chewy or too dry. The ingredients to make the casserole are inexpensive, but it can be quite costly to buy ready made. Eggplant parmesan (or parmigiana di malanzane) is an Italian casserole dish made with fried eggplant slices, tomato sauce, and cheese.

Steps to make Eggplant Parmesan Casserole:

1. Heat oil in a frying pan at medium high heat.
2. Blend together eggs and flour. If it looks too thick add a bit of milk.
3. Add a handful of the cubed eggplant to the batter and carefully place each one in the hot oil. Fry until each cube turns gold and starts to float the oil.
4. Transfer cooked eggplant to a casserole dish. Repeat steps 3 until all the eggplant has been cooked and add the basil leaves.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
6. Boil the 4 cups of water for the pasta and cook penne for 15 minutes or till tender
7. Drain pasta and add it to the eggplant pieces. Sprinkle with half a cup of parmesan and toss.
8. Cover the penne and eggplant with the pasta sauce then top with remaining parmesan.
9. Bake casserole for 15-20 minutes to heat through. Allow to stand 5 minutes before serving.

The ingredients to make the casserole are inexpensive, but it can be quite costly to buy ready made. Eggplant parmesan (or parmigiana di malanzane) is an Italian casserole dish made with fried eggplant slices, tomato sauce, and cheese. This vegetarian dish is easy to make. The kids are sure to love this baked cheesy goodness. In your favorite large casserole dish, coat a very thin layer of sauce in the bottom.

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