New: Italian Eggplant Parmesan

Don't miss Cookie and Kate's latest recipe! [View this email in your browser]( [Go to cookieandkate.com]( [ALL RECIPES]( [BREAKFAST]( [SALAD]( [DINNER]( [DESSERT]( [DRINKS]( [COOKBOOK]( [Italian Eggplant Parmesan]( Oct 27, 2017 09:59 am [Read the full post at cookieandkate.com]( [This Italian eggplant Parmesan recipe is lighter than most—it's made with roasted eggplant slices (not fried) and no breading (you won't miss it). #vegetarian] I see you rolling your eyes over there. “Kate, all eggplant Parmesans are Italian!” Let me clarify. In Italy, true eggplant Parmesan (Melanzane alla Parmigiana) is [breading-free](. Apparently, we Americans decided to coat our eggplant in egg wash and breading. Another shocker? Italians [don’t pour any cream into their fettuccine Alfredo]( Let’s now turn to give a collective eye roll at Olive Garden. [eggplant Parmesan ingredients] The eggplant Parmesans I’ve ordered over the years at restaurants have varied considerably, but I’ve grown to expect heavy, greasy, breaded eggplant served with marinara and standard-issue spaghetti. I usually walk out with a stomachache and a side of regret. Then I ordered the eggplant Parmesan at a local restaurant here in Kansas City called [Ragazza]( which gave me hope for eggplant Parm. Their eggplant Parmesan comes in a cute little cast iron skillet, which layers of eggplant cut lengthwise and sliced like lasagna. It includes lightly breaded eggplant, but it isn’t overtly greasy, and the marinara sauce is tastes like it’s been simmering on the stove for hours. [Continue to the recipe...]( The post [Italian Eggplant Parmesan]( appeared first on [Cookie and Kate](. [View, print or pin this recipe!]( [Buy Cookie and Kate's new cookbook, Love Real Food!]( Recently on Cookie and Kate: [Mini Peanut Butter Cups]( [Vegetable Paella]( [Epic Baba Ganoush]( [15 Recipes for Leftover Veggies]( [Build-Your-Own Buddha Bowl]( [View Cookie and Kate's recipes]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( Thank you for subscribing to Cookie and Kate's emails! ♥ Copyright © 2017 Cookie and Kate, All rights reserved. You are receiving these emails because you subscribed to requested to receive new posts by email on our website, cookieandkate.com. Our mailing address is: Cookie and Kate 4741 Central St, #358Kansas City, MO 64112 [Add us to your address book](//cookieandkate.us8.list-manage.com/vcard?u=ef84c57f094f5006504d082b6&id=dc2361842c) [Receive fewer emails]( or [change your email address]( or [unsubscribe altogether]( [MailChimp Email Marketing](