Showing posts with label italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label italian. Show all posts

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Eggplant Parm

Ingredients
8 eggs
1/2 cup 2 tbsp water
2 cups flour
2 cups of dry bread crumbs
2 large eggplants sliced
2 cups vegetable oil
1 lb provolone cheese grated
2 cups grated parmesan chees
4 cups of marinara sauce


Directions
1. In a medium bowl, beat eggs and water. Place flour in another medium bowl and the dry bread crumbs in a third bowl. **for this I use progresso italian bread crumbs**

2. Dip eggplant slices in the flour, then egg mixture and then the crumbs.

3. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook the coated eggplant untill golden brown on both sides. drain. **I use 2 pans when doing this to get it done faster. After they are browned I put them on a plate or cookie sheet lined with papertowels to soak up the grease**

4. Preheat oven to 350 deg

5. Alternately layer the eggplant, provolone cheese, parmesan cheese,and marinara sauce in a baking dish;ending with the sauce. Bake covered for 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

With this dish I do not go exactly as the ingredients/directions are listed.
I put a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the dish, then I layer the eggplant slices, sauce, cheese. I like to end mine with cheese on top then put a little bit of sauce on top of that.

It takes time to put this together but it is worth it.

The first time I made this I used a pyrex baking dish and put it on top of the electric stove not realizing I turned the wrong burner on. The dish exploded and glass was everywhere. I was making this for our friends and they helped save some. Glenne got a piece of glass in his and so did one or two others but they kept eating cause it was so good. And yes....I now make sure I do not put it on the stove after it cooks, plus we now have a gas stove.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Stuffed Shells

JUMBO PASTA SHELLS

INGREDIENTS
10 OZ COTTAGE CHEESE
10 OZ PACKAGE FROZEN SPINACH DEFROSTED AND DRAINED
1 EGG
6 TBS SHREDDED PARMESAN CHEESE OR AS YOU LIKE
2 CUPS OF SHREDDED MOZZARELLA CHEESE OR MORE IF YOU LIKE ( I USE PROVOLONE, MOZZARELLA)
SPAGHETTI SAUCE

DIRECTIONS
COOK SHELLS AS IT SAYS ON THE BOX
IN A BOWL MIX COTTAGE CHEESE, DRAINED SPINACH, PARMESAN CHEESE, MOZZARELLA, AND EGG
ONCE PASTA IS COOKED STUFF THE SHELLS WITH THE MIXTURE
IN A PAN SPRAY WITH PAM AND POOR SPAGHETTI SAUCE ON BOTTOM OF PAN TO COVER PLACE SHELLS AND POOR REMAINING SAUCE ON TOP
ALSO IF YOU HAVE EXTRA CHEESE SPRINKLE ON TOP
COOK TILL BUBBLY AT 325 DEGREES

**This recipe given to me by my friend Michelle from work**