Baked Eggplant Parm

Eggplant is a delicious side dish for pork chops, Italian sausage, or lamb chops.

The slices are roasted to layer with cheese and marinara sauce for a bake while the meat is on the grill. I like to make this in two small baking pans - one for tonight, one for later goes in the freezer.

Ingredients

• One medium eggplant, nice and firm, about 1 pound, peeled and cut into half inch slices
• 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups marinara sauce

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Arrange eggplant slices on a baking sheet that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
• Drizzle each slice with a little olive oil, season with salt and bake until lightly browned and tender, 20 to 25 minutes, turning halfway through. Remove to cool.
• Arrange the eggplant in an even layer in small square baking dish - spread with sauce, sprinkle with parmesan and mozzarella and repeat with additional layers.
• Bake until bubbling and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.