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Eggplant Lasagna

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Eggplant Lasagna

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Time

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Serving

8 persons

Calories

405

Rating

4.00★ (382)

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Author: Victoria Buriak
This eggplant lasagna recipe uses eggplant instead of pasta for a delicious meal.

Ingredients

  • Olive oil for brushing: 1 tsp
  • eggs: 2 piece
  • water: 2 Tbsp
  • Parmesan cheese: 1 cup (grated)
  • Italian-seasoned bread crumbs: 1 cup
  • salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • eggplants, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch rounds: 2 piece
  • olive oil: 2 Tbsp
  • ground beef: 1 pound
  • ounces chunky tomato sauce (such as Prego®): 48 piece
  • mozzarella cheese: 2 cups (shredded)

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  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets and a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
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  2. Whisk together eggs and water in a shallow dish. Combine Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper in a separate shallow dish. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  3. Dip eggplant slices into egg mixture, then press into bread crumb mixture. Gently tap off any excess crumbs. Arrange breaded eggplant slices on the prepared baking sheets. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Flip eggplant and continue baking until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  5. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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  6. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in ground beef; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir tomato sauce into ground beef; bring to a simmer, then set sauce aside. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  7. Place 1/3 of the eggplant slices on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour 1/3 of the meat sauce on top of eggplant layer. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  8. Sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese on top of sauce layer. Repeat this step 2 more times, finishing with a layer of mozzarella cheese. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  9. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before slicing. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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