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Reduced-Fat Eggplant (Aubergine) Parmesan
photo by Crafty Lady 13
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 1 large eggplant
- 4 -6 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- chopped fresh herb (basil, oregano, parsley, etc.) (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup fat free mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
- olive oil flavored cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons low-fat parmesan cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Cut eggplant into 1/2 inch thick slices; season with salt and pepper.
- Place eggplant on baking sheet; spray tops lightly with olive-oil spray.
- Bake at 400 degrees F. for 20 minutes, or until tender.
- In the meantime, simmer tomato sauce with basil, garlic, and oregano until heated through.
- Spread tomato sauce on eggplant; top with some chopped fresh herb, if you desire.
- Sprinkle with fat-free mozzarella; then cover with reduced-fat mozzarella.
- Bake 5-7 minutes more at 400 degrees F. or until cheese is melted (you may bake longer, or place under broiler if you like the cheese to brown).
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.
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Reviews
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This was really impressive! I'm trying to cut back on carbs in the evenings (makes me feel icky in the a.m. to have lots of carbs at night)--so this fit the bill perfectly. I did add a little grated romano but I used all fat-free cheese on top. Also, I sauteed some sliced mushrooms and added them just before the cheese, and then I broiled it. It was really, really good. Thanks for such a flavorful, HEALTHY!!!! recipe!
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These were fantastic! I served them with stuffed shells and our company enjoyed them very much. The initial cooking period for the eggplant needed an extra 5 minutes to get them to a point where they were ready for toppings, but I otherwise followed the recipe. I did use my own tomato sauce and only used reduced-fat cheese but those were the only substitutions I made. Thanks for posting a quick and tasty way to eat eggplant :)
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So good! I've only ever had eggplant battered and fried and wanted to try it prepared a bit healthier. Used a medium eggplant, baked it a bit longer (10 min) and just used reduced-fat mozzarella (all I had). Tasty, not mushy and very flavorful. I'll make again and again for a quick, easy weeknight meal. Oh- I also peeled the eggplant as neither DH nor I like the chewy rind. Thanks!
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We really enjoyed this eggplant parmesan for dinner last night. I didn't use low fat or fat free cheese, but I did like that this recipe seemed healthier by cutting out the egg, breadcrumbs and oil found in other eggplant parmesan recipes. We used an 8 oz can of tomato sauce, which worked great because we liked it saucy. Served over angel hair pasta tossed in Andiamo's mushroom wine sauce. I'll make this again. Thanks!
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Tweaks
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this worked so well - baking instead of frying the eggplant doesn't compromise the taste at all. i used the sauce over the spaghetti instead of covering the eggplant with it,since the eggplant was so nicely firm, i didn't have the heart to make it all mushy and droopy. i used very little cheese to further reduce calories.
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PalatablePastime
Cincinnati
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