Easiest Way to Make Eggplant Gratin in 26 Minutes at Home

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Eggplant Gratin is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Eggplant Gratin is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Tender slices of eggplant, layers of tomatoes and chunks of tangy goat cheese are a quick and easy side dish Eggplant Gratin. Recipe adapted from 'Dinner: Changing the Game,' by Melissa Clark. A delicious eggplant gratin where eggplant is stuffed with tomatoes and bell peppers and baked in a creamy cheese Nutritional Information.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have eggplant gratin using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Gratin:

1. Make ready 1 large eggplant
2. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste
3. Take 1 cup marinara sauce, I used mine available in my profile or in search
4. Make ready 12 slices pepperoni
5. Get 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated romano cheese, divided use
6. Make ready 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
7. Get 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning spice blend
8. Make ready 1 large egg
9. Take 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as franks brand
10. Take 1 tablespoon olive oil
11. Make ready 3 green onions, sliced
12. Take 1/2 cup italian four cheese blend, shredded
13. Get 1/4 cup heavy cream

Rinse eggplant slices and pat dry. Japanese eggplants are longer and more narrow than the globe eggplants most of us are familiar with, so the slices are more manageable in the gratin. But in a pinch, you can use globe eggplants. A very easy vegetarian side dish for any occasion, so easy to make.

Steps to make Eggplant Gratin:

1. Spray a baking dish with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 425
2. Peel eggpant and slice crosswise into 1 inch slices
3. Add pepperoni to large non stick skillet and cook on medium low until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove and save for later
4. Season slices with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in the skillet the ppepperoni was cooked in. Non stick is important to pan roasting the eggplant with very little oil. On medium heat cook eggplant slices on both sides until golden and tender. Resist the thought that you need more oil, for best flavor you want them almost dry roasted in the skillet
5. While that is vooking whisk together in a bowl the ricotta cheese, egg, cream, 1/4 cup romano cheese, hot sauce , 1/4 teaspoon pepper and Italian seasoning. Blend well. Set aside
6. Add a thin layer of marinara sauce to the prepared baking dish
7. Layer cooked eggpant, slightly overlapping in dish
8. Cover with remainig marinara sauce
9. Spread ricotta cheese mixture evenly over top
10. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons romano cheese and the italian four cheese blend
11. Add reserved pepperoni slices on top of cheese
12. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling

It requires no cooking skills, just few good quality products. You can make it as well. Eggplant Gratin recipe: The skin of eggplant contains an Coat eggplant with shallots with lard and season with S&P. Eggplant dishes are usually heartier than other vegetable based recipes. Eggplant is a common substitute for meat dishes and adds some bulk to this gratin.

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