A Family that Eats Together: Healthy Eggplant Parmesan
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.
Nicole's meal plan for this week features extra-crunchy Chinese chicken salad, honey walnut shrimp, risotto with red wine and pancetta, coq au vin, and this healthy take on the traditional eggplant parmesan.
I grew up eating eggplant parmesan. This is my mother’s recipe but with my twist to make it healthier. In my version of eggplant parmesan, I bake my eggplant instead of frying it. By doing this it gives the eggplant the same consistency without all the fat. As with any eggplant parmesan recipe, it can be repetitive and time consuming but also by baking it, the time is cut in half.