Eggplant Lasagna Recipe

10 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 cups Italian flavored bread crumbs
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups olive oil
  • 1 lb ricotta cheese
  • 5 cups flavored tomato sauce

Directions

  1. 1
    Peel and slice eggplant 1/4 - inch thick in size.
  2. 2
    Beat 3 eggs and 1/2 cup milk in deep bowl.
  3. 3
    Flour eggplant, dip into egg-milk mixture then into bread crumbs.
  4. 4
    Allow to dry in refrigerator for 1/2 hour.
  5. 5
    While eggplant is hardening, mix ricotta cheese, 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and 2 slightly beaten eggs together.
  6. 6
    Refrigerate.
  7. 7
    Heat 2 cups olive oil in frying pan.
  8. 8
    Cook eggplant slices until golden brown, about 3 minutes each side and drain on paper towel.
  9. 9
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  10. 10
    In 2-quart casserole add 2 cups flavored tomatoe sauce; layer eggplant then all of cheese mixture, eggplant, remaining 3 cups sauce.
  11. 11
    Top with remaining 4 ounces of mozzarella cheese.
  12. 12
    Bake at 350 degrees on center rack about 40 minutes.
  13. 13
    Allow to cool 15 minutes before serving

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