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fried eggplant parmigiana

kit63 avatar
Recipe by
Catherine O'Hara
@kit63
Bridgeton, NJ

Probably my hubby's favorite dinner dish! Even my kids like it!

yield 6 -8
prep time 1 Hr 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Deep Fry

Ingredients For fried eggplant parmigiana

  • 1
    large eggplant
  • 2 c
    bread crumbs, italian seasoning
  • 4
    eggs, medium
  • 1/4 c
    milk
  • 2 1/2 c
    canola oil or olive oil
  • 2 jar
    spaghetti sauce
  • 1/2 c
    parmesan cheese
  • 1 c
    mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 c
    ricotta cheese
  • 1 box
    linguine pasta

How To Make fried eggplant parmigiana

  • 1
    Wash & dry eggplant. Slice eggplant into 1/2 inch slices. Put aside.
  • 2
    Pour 1 cup of bread crumbs into a pie dish. (reserve the other cup for later if you need more bread crumbs)
  • 3
    In another pie dish, crack 3 eggs and add milk and whisk together. Add pepper if desired.
  • 4
    In a large, deep frying pan pour oil and heat on medium high.
  • 5
    While oil is heating, take eggplant(individually)and Dip into egg mixture then into the bread crumbs, Coating both sides. Depending on the size of you pan, Place 4 slices at a time to fry, 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. In the mean time,on a large plate, place paper towels for the eggplant to drain on once it is fried.Continue until all eggplant is used.
  • 6
    Once eggplant has been fried, place in an 13x9 baking dish, layering with spaghetti sauce,until all eggplant is layered in the dish and sauce is used.
  • 7
    Once the eggplant and sauce are in the dish, sprinkle the parmasan and mozzarella cheeses over the eggplant/sauce.
  • 8
    Cover with foil and bake in oven at 350F for 30-40 minutes or until heated thoroughly.
  • 9
    While the Eggplant is baking...in a large pot boil water for linguini, follow instructions on pasta box.
  • 10
    Serve Eggplant atop of the linguini with a dollop of ricotta cheese. Sprinkle with extra parm/mozzarella if desired. Enjoy!
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