Healthy Italian Eggplant Parmesan!

By Jessy Hamawi - Club Fitness Nutritionist

 

Many of us enjoy a good Italian meal but a traditional eggplant parmesan recipe take over an hour to prepare and can easily contain 1200 calories! This version takes 1/3 of the time and has 1/6 of the calories.

 

Prep Time  15 min

Cook Time  15 min

Total Time  30 min

Ingredients

Serves 4

2 tsp Olive Oil

1 Small onion

1 Large Eggplant

1 cup Sliced Mushroom

1 jar Marinara Sauce

1 tsp Italian Spice Blend

1/4 cup Mozarella Cheese

1/4 cup Chopped Fresh Basil

1 sprinkle Parmesan Cheese

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
2. Add onions and saute for 1 minute
3. Add eggplant, mushrooms, marinara sauce, and Italian spices. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is very soft. Cooking time varies depending how thinly you sliced the eggplant, but approximately 15-20 minutes
4. Add cheese and basil. Stir and serve!