Melanzane parmigiana

Melanzane parmigiana

Baked aubergines make a delicious, Italian-style supper - just serve with crusty bread and a salad

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1½ hours

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add the garlic and gently sizzle for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cinnamon and simmer for 15 minutes until thickened. Stir in the basil and season.
  2. Slice the aubergines lengthways about 1/2cm thick. Brush both sides with oil, season and griddle (chargrill), turning a few times until completely tender (you could also do this in a non-stick frying pan). It's important to get the aubergine as tender as possible, so give it time.
  3. Remove the cinnamon stick and put a few spoonfuls of the sauce in the bottom of an ovenproof dish. Cover with the aubergine and mozzarella then repeat, ending with a thin layer of sauce (you'll have roughly 3-4 layers). Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake for 30-40 minutes until bubbling and golden.

Per serving

416 kcalories, protein 18.5g, carbohydrate 10.5g, fat 33.7 g, saturated fat 11.7g, fibre 6.6g, salt 1.01 g

Recipe from olive magazine, May 2009.

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  • 17 April 2009

    jb5370 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Takes a while but worth it. Gorgeous flavours - Italy on a plate!

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  • 23 June 2009

    annemiek rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipe was really simple and quick with a great result. I didn't use any oil to grill the aubergines and left out the cinnamon. This would be good on its own with some bread, however, I served it as part of an italian "feast" with loads of vegetarian dishes. Thanks for a lovely dinner!

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  • 24 July 2009

    Robsmith8268 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    stunning dish ... found it really easy to do, and the flavours were fantastic ... I would agree with jb5370 comments that it was "Italy on a plate!!! ".

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  • 10 August 2009

    Bundyburd rated and commented on this recipe

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    Wow! This tastes amazing. I used a griddle pan to roast the aubergine slices and it took a while, but was so worth it. I made it as a side dish to fillet steaks on night one and had the leftovers as a main meal with salad on day two. The flavours were even better on day two.

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  • 01 September 2009

    Shrew rated and commented on this recipe

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    Good recipe but is Parmesan vegetarian?

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  • 04 September 2009

    Michele rated and commented on this recipe

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    Superb! We used our George Foreman grill for the aubergines and as I had so much difficulty in deciding which size dish to use (It would be helpful if advice on the correct size to use for some of these recipes and the weight of veg instead of medium, large - can lead to uncertainty). I ended up grilling mushrooms and courgettes to fill the dish and the outcome was delicious. Will make this again and again.

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  • 05 February 2010

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    10 March 2010

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  • 22 March 2010

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  • 07 June 2010

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    12 June 2010

    Mag commented on this recipe

    This is so delish! Heaven on a plate! I added some chopped spring onions to my tomato sauce. Great straight from the oven and also reheated.

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  • 19 July 2010

    Smileyk rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice! I spiced the sauce up a little and topped with breadcrumbs, oregano and parmesan - YUM!

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  • 28 July 2010

    Yulia Kravtsova commented on this recipe

    This particular recipe is incredible! Really easy and quick to make and does not require any skill in the kitchen. I've made this for my boyfriend, who is vegetarian and he absolutely loved it! Will most definitely be doing it again but next time might add some beef for the meat lovers! Also its quite light and cannot feel the taste of extra oil or fat in the sauce.

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  • 24 August 2010

    Jessieclay rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I needed another tin of tomatoes. Used a bit less cheese to make it healthier. Really lovely though, and better the next day. Spending time grilling the aubergine really paid off.

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  • 22 September 2010

    Jean Connell commented on this recipe

    I made this recipe last week with tomatoes from my garden, I baked the tomatoes for about 10 minutes before making the sauce. My husband and I thought we had died and gone to heaven, it was superb.

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  • 23 November 2010

    silva222 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night and it was absolutely delicious. I forgot to the put the basil in the tomato sauce so layered it just under the parmesan and it worked well enough. I was going to tweak it but as my husband always says follow the recipe and taste it and tweak after. Won't changing a thing and will be making it again soon

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  • 07 January 2011

    Hattie Bulldog rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely wonderful! My only question would be should you degorge (sp?) the aubergines? Even though it doesn't say so in the recipe I did, can anybody help?

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    17 January 2011

    ROK rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really easy to follow and very very tasty. I wasn't sure about the cinnamon stick but I followed the recipe exactly and it was lovely. My husband loved it and said it was as good as from a restaurant. I will certainly make this again. I cooked the aubergines using a George Foreman type griddle and didn't do anything other than slice them up.

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  • 02 February 2011

    Becks rated and commented on this recipe

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    Love it. Have now made several times and sometimes use a mix of courgettes and aubergines. Recommended it to my mum and this is now one of her favourite dishes too.

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  • 08 February 2011

    Lesley rated and commented on this recipe

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    I love this recipe. Very simple to make and tastes fantastic.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1½ hours

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Gluten-free

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Per serving

416 kcalories, protein 18.5g, carbohydrate 10.5g, fat 33.7 g, saturated fat 11.7g, fibre 6.6g, salt 1.01 g

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