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If you look at my chicken parmesian thread, i cut the eggplant and the zuchini in long planks and bread them with egg wash and bread crumbs and cook them in olive oil i the smae manner as I do chicken cutlets.
In another pan I sautee a mix of chopped tomatoes (ones I canned from last summer for today), onions, garlic, basil and a squeeze of tomato paste for that really deep rich flavor. I may also chop other veggies that work well, like yellow squash shredded carrots, green/red/yellow/orange bellpeppers etc and cook it down much like a normal red sauce for lasagne.
I spread tomato sauce in the bottom of my casserole pan, I layer in the eggplant and zuchini, a layer of tomato mix (taste for salt and pepper too), some tomato sauce, mozzeralla cheese and parmesian and keep alternating the layers until I use up everything or run out of space in my pan.
Top everything with sauce and cheese. Slide into the oven and bake until bubbley and thick. Let stand 30 min before cutting and serving.
I serve it with a side salad and garlic bread.
My kids love it. the breading and the cheese helps make everything thick and holds it together in nice square slabs. It really is very much like lasagne without the pasta.
Yum! Thanks for posting, will definitely be making this