Cooking Time:
4-5 hoursServings:
8
Ingredients
4 eggplant, peeled sliced into ½” rounds1 T. sea salt
1 c. olive oil
2 eggs
1/3 c. water
¼ c. flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, and Italian seasoning
1/3 c. Italian bread crumbs
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
32 oz. jar Marinara Sauce
16 oz. mozzarella cheese slices
No need to dine out at a fancy Italian spot…impress your favorite vegetarian with this flavorful Slow Cooker Eggplant Parmesan tonight!
- Arrange slices of eggplant on paper towels, sprinkle with sea salt, and allow to drain for 30 mins.
- Rinse and pat eggplant slices dry.
- In a separate bowl, mix seasoned bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese, set aside.
- Whisk eggs, water and flour together until smooth.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Dredge eggplant slices in egg mixture, and fry until each piece is browned. (NOTE: If your skillet is large enough do three to four slices at a time.)
- Place 1/4 of the eggplant slices into slow cooker and top with 1/4 of the bread crumbs mixture, 1/4 of the marinara sauce and 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers until finished
- Cover and crock on LOW 4-5 hours.
Happy Crocking!
XOXO,
Jenn
What is the 1 cup oil used for? There are no instructions for precooking eggplant
Judy… Thank you for bringing this recipe to my attention, I have corrected the recipe and made it easier to understand. I hope this helps you and others. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank YOU! 🙂
Incredible recipe!
Where is the corrected recipe?
Hi Terri, this is the recipe for Slow Cooker Eggplant Parmesan… Enjoy and Happy Crocking!
You can bake eggplant in oven. Bread, spray with cooking spray, bake at 350 20 mins each side or until tender. Then crock. No oil or grease
thanks Kathy for testing the no-fry version. Hopefully that cuts back on the fat. I will try it!!
I collect your receipes,save them & share with friends.I haven’t been able to afford a crockpot,slow cooker,or anything like that.I live on my disability check,& that’s for bills,not to much left for anything else,not even food to cook in a crock pot,but when I share your receipes,all love them,so thanks.