Eggplant Parmesan With Garlic And White Beans Recipes

GRANDMA'S BAKED EGGPLANT PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Pour melted butter into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Set aside.
• Place egg in a shallow dish. Set aside.
• In a separate shallow dish, combine Corn Flakes crumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
• Peel eggplant and cut into ¾-inch thick slices. Dip each slice in egg and coat with crumb mixture. Place in a single layer in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes; flip the slices over, and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
• Pour marinara sauce over eggplant and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake for 3-5 more minutes, or until cheese is melts.

EGGPLANT PARMESAN WITH GARLIC AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• in a flat bottom bowl, whisk egg whites, salt, 2 cloves garlic.
• in another bowl, mix bread crumbs, basil, and parmesean/romano mixture.
• lightly spray two baking sheets with olive oil and drizzle a small amount on the whole garlic head.
• cut eggplant into 1/2 inch rounds and dip into egg mixture then batter in bread crumbs.
• place eggplant and garlic head on baking sheets.
• cook until tender (about 20 min on each side for the eggplant and 20-30 min total for garlic head).
• drain and rinse white beans.
• in 2 8x11 baking dishes, put a thin layer of tomato sauce.
• when garlic head is finished and cool enough to touch, peel out the cloves and mash them into the white beans to make a paste.
• put a layer of eggplant rounds on top of the tomato sauce.
• spread bean/garlic paste evenly on rounds.
• add half the cheese and a cup of sauce.
• place the rest of the eggplant in a second layer.
• add any leftover bread crumbs, sauce and cheese.
• bake 25 min until cheese is bubbly.