aubergine parmigiana
serves: 3
calories: 263perserving
Ingredients
- 2 aubergine
- 1 can plumb/chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 150g fresh tomatoes, chopped
- handful fresh basil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2-3 tsp dried oregano
- 1 ball light mozzarella
- 40g grated parmesan
- 20g breadcrumbs (panko work well)
- 1 tsp olive oil or fry light
- 1 chicken breast per portion (optional)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and look out a small-medium baking dish.
- Spray the chicken breasts with fry light, season with salt, pepper, and a little oregano. Set aside.
- Top and tail the aubergines and slice lengthways about 1cm thick.
- Heat a pan (or grill pan if you have) until very hot and dry fry the aubergine for around 2 mins on each side until charred and starting to soften. You will need to do this in batches.
- Set aside while you make your sauce.
- Fry the onion on a low heat until soft.
- Add the fresh tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic, 1 tsp of the oregano, basil, sugar, salt, and pepper and cook for 1-2 mins.
- Add the can of tomatoes, rinse can with a dash of water and add the water to the pan too.
- Once the sauce is ready, you are ready to layer.
- In the dish, place a layer of aubergine, a layer of tomato sauce, a third of the mozzarella, and a third of the parmesan.
- Repeat for 3 layers, finishing with the mozzarella, parmesan, breadcrumbs, and remaining oregano.
- Drizzle with the oil or spray with fry light.
- Pop in the oven for 20 mins along with the chicken and once ready, serve with some green salad.