BAKED EGGPLANT WITH PESTO, PARMESAN, AND MOZZARELLA
This tasty eggplant dish is the perfect side to a roasted chicken and a green salad with a lemon vinaigrette. You can either pre-grill the slices or broil them before putting the dish in the oven but either way, make sure the slices are partially cooked before baking. You may want to have a little extra wine/chicken broth mixture handy if the sauce gets too dry.
Provided by Penny Stettinius
Categories Cheese
Time 1h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Salt the eggplant slices and lay on a paper towel for 20 minutes to extract any bitter flavors.
- Pat the slices dry.
- Grill the slices (I use a dry grill pan on the stove top but you could also broil) until soft but not all the way done.
- Heat a skillet and add 2 TBS olive oil, Saute onion, garlic, and bellpepper until soft.
- Salt and pepper liberally.
- Stir in the wine and chicken broth and reduce to about 1/2 Cup.
- Stir in pesto and tomato paste and remove from the heat.
- In a casserole dish sprinkle the remaining 1 TBS olive oil and lay one layer of eggplant slices on top.
- Spread 1/3 of the sauce on the eggplant and top with 1/3 of the cheese mixture. Repeat layers.
- Top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until cheese is browning and bubbly and eggplant slices are soft.
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M Yaseen Noor
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! I've made it several times and it's always a hit. I highly recommend it.
dumisani ngubane
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit with my family and friends.
Nesar Prodhan
[email protected]This dish is amazing! The eggplant is so tender and the pesto is so flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Aziz Rehman
[email protected]I love this dish! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family and friends. I highly recommend it.
Peter kwemoi
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! I've made it several times and it's always a hit. I highly recommend it.
md sabina
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit with my family and friends.
Rocky Hill
[email protected]This dish is amazing! The eggplant is so tender and the pesto is so flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Omolu Barry
[email protected]I love this dish! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit.
Daniel Moncrease
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Mahedra Kumar
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit with my friends.
DJ SK ASHA
[email protected]This dish is amazing! The eggplant is so tender and the pesto is so flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
NanaGhost
[email protected]I love this dish! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family.
Bithika Das
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper!
Primah Amuk
[email protected]I've made this dish several times and it's always a hit.
Tishae Bennett
[email protected]This dish is amazing! The eggplant is so tender and the pesto is so flavorful.
Vella jutt
[email protected]I love this dish! It's so easy to make and it's always a hit.
Azmat Ullah
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! I've made it several times and it's always a crowd-pleaser.
Boss Redoy
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit with my family! The eggplant was tender and juicy, and the pesto was the perfect complement.
Gohar Baig
[email protected]This dish was absolutely delicious! The eggplant was cooked perfectly and the pesto was flavorful and creamy.