Friday, July 8, 2011

Healthy Eggplant Parmesan

Serve with Tomato Lime Meatballs!

Ingredients
1 large eggplant, peeled (use a potato peeler)
4 egg whites
Fat-free Parmesan cheese
Garlic powder, to taste
1 cup of low-carb marinara sauce

Directions
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut eggplant into ¼ inch slices.
3. In a shallow dish, beat egg whites and 4 tablespoons of water until foamy. Dip eggplant slices into egg whites, then into fat-free Parmesan cheese, pressing cheese into eggplant.
4. Place eggplant on prepared baking sheet that has been sprayed with vegetable spray and sprinkle with garlic powder.
5. Spray vegetable cooking spray over eggplant slices.
6. Bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees, turning eggplant over after 20 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
7. Cover with 1 cup of low-carb marinara sauce and bake for 20 minutes, or until eggplant is piping hot and sauce is bubbly.

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