Baked Eggplant Marinara

Baked Eggplant Marinara
Baked Eggplant Marinara

Baked Eggplant Marinara. So you have some marinara sauce leftover, and you’re off the carbs for the rest of the week. You think about what to do with the sauce… Then, eggplants come to mind, because they’re in season, and voilà! Let’s have some Baked Eggplant Marinara for dinner. I took my inspiration from the Love & Lemons cookbook, with Jeanine’s Crispy Baked Eggplant. I streamlined the breading part, to make it simpler, and I subbed my marinara where Jeanine asks for a can of diced tomatoes. Feel free to just use the can of tomatoes instead if you don’t have some marinara. It therefore makes for a quick and easy dish that even omnivores will love!

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Baked Eggplant Marinara

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 large eggplant (or 34 smaller ones), cut into 1/4″ rounds
  • 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • Olive oil, for drizzling
  • 2 cups marinara sauce, divided
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil, leaves torn

For the Breading:

  • 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup hemp seeds
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400°. Sprinkle the eggplant slices with a little bit of salt and let rest, on a paper towel while you prep your other things. Pat dry regularly.

To make the breading, mix all ingredients together in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, mix the milk and the cornstarch.

Oil a 9×13″ roasting pan with olive oil. Add 1 1/2 cup marinara sauce to the bottom of the pan. Spread evenly. Dip each eggplant slice in the milk and cornstarch mixture. After shaking off excess liquid, dip the slices in the breading. Place in the roasting pan, overlapping the slices slightly. Drizzle with olive oil. Cover and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 18 minutes, until the eggplant is crispy and the breading is golden. Once ready, top with the fresh basil and serve with the half cup marinara on the side. Bon appétit!

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Aubergines marinara au four

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 1 grosse aubergine (ou 3 à 4 petites), coupée en rondelle de 1/4 pouce
  • 1/2 tasse de lait d’avoine
  • 2 c. à thé de fécule de maïs
  • Filet d’huile d’olive
  • 2 tasses de sauce marinara
  • 1/3 tasse de basilic frais, haché

Pour la panure:

  • 3/4 tasse de chapelure panko
  • 1/2 tasse de graines de chanvre
  • 2 c. à soupe de levure alimentaire
  • 1 c. à thé d’origan frais, émincé
  • 1/2 c. à thé de flocons de chili
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goût

Instructions

Préchauffer le four à 400°. Saupoudrer les tranches d’aubergine avec un peu de sel de mer et laisser reposer, sur du papier essuie-tout, pendant que vous préparez le reste des ingrédients. Éponger régulièrement.

Pour faire la panure, mélanger tous les ingrédients dans un bol peu profond. Dans un autre bol peu profond, mélanger le lait d’avoine et la fécule de maïs.

Graisser un moule allant au four de 9×13 avec de l’huile d’olive. Ajouter 1 1/2 tasse de sauce marinara dans le fond du moule. Étendre. Tremper les tranches d’aubergine dans le lait, suivi de la panure. Placer dans le moule, en superposant légèrement les tranches. Arroser d’un filet d’huile d’olive. Couvrir de papier aluminium et cuire au four pendant 15 minutes. Retirer le papier aluminium et cuire pour 18 à 20 minutes de plus, jusqu’à ce que les aubergines soient croustillantes et que la panure soit dorée. Retirer du four, garnir de basilic frais et de sauce marinara. Bon appétit!

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