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Slow Cooker Eggplant Parmesan

No need to dine out at a fancy Italian spot…impress your favorite vegetarian with this flavorful Slow Cooker Eggplant Parmesan tonight!

ApplianceSlow Cooker
Cook4-5 hours
Serves8
Jenn BareWritten byJenn Bare
Slow Cooker Eggplant Parmesan

Method

Step by step

  1. 01

    Arrange slices of eggplant on paper towels, sprinkle with sea salt, and allow to drain for 30 mins.

  2. 02

    Rinse and pat eggplant slices dry.

  3. 03

    In a separate bowl, mix seasoned bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese, set aside. Whisk eggs, water and flour together until smooth.

  4. 04

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

  5. 05

    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.)

  6. 06

    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

  7. 07

    Cover and crock on LOW 4-5 hours.

Tagged

eggplantitalianmarinara saucevegetarian

Originally published on getcrocked.com.

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Jenn Bare

Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.

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