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Grilled Eggplant Parmesean

08/18/2014 by Deborah Brooks

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This is a quick, healthy alternative to the heavy, breaded Eggplant Parmesean usually found on Italian restaurant menus. It’s vegetarian, Gluten Free and low in fat and calories. Even better, requires very little prep and minimal ingredients.

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Serve atop quinoa as shown here or with rice or pasta. Also a great side dish to any meal. Mangia!

Grilled Eggplant Parmesean
Recipe Type: Meatless Dinner or side
Cuisine: Italian
Author: Confessions of A Mother Runner
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Serves: 2-4
Meatless, healthy alternative to traditional eggplant parm
Ingredients
  • 2 large eggplants or 4 baby eggplants
  • 1 cup your favorite marinara sauce
  • 1 cup low fat mozzarella
  • olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, basil
Instructions
  1. Prepare grill and pre heat
  2. Wash eggplant and discard tops
  3. slice vertically and generously coat both sides with olive oil, salt and pepper to taste
  4. Grill each side of the eggplant for approx 10 min or until soft
  5. carefully spoon on marinara sauce
  6. sprinkle on cheese
  7. close grill and cook approx 5 min until cheese is melted
  8. garnish with basil & orgegano
  9. serve atop quinoa, pasta or rice
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Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. I love to keep up to date on new running & fitness trends. I definitely choose my running gear based on color and love to express my fashion sense while exercising.

Comments

  1. Susie @ SuzLyfe says

    08/18/2014 at 6:54 am

    Love eggplant and eggplant parm variations! The key really is proper prep–otherwise, it gets all soggy.
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    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/18/2014 at 8:36 am

      exactly! This was really good prepared this way and you don’t miss the bread crumbs at all!

  2. Tina Muir says

    08/18/2014 at 8:01 am

    Yay! Love this, and sounds wonderful! I have always wanted to give this a try! Excited for our future linkup 🙂
    Tina Muir recently posted…Meatless Monday: How to Create the Perfect Grilled FlatbreadMy Profile

    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/18/2014 at 8:36 am

      Me too! This was really easy and so good 🙂

  3. Chaitali says

    08/18/2014 at 10:06 am

    Yum, this looks delicious! I love eggplant parmesan but it’s usually such a calorie bomb. Weight Watchers has a recipe I use which involves coating the eggplant slices in oats and baking them. It ends up pretty delicious as well.
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    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/18/2014 at 10:12 am

      Haven’t tried coating with oats-interesting! Thanks for the tip

  4. Lena says

    08/18/2014 at 10:10 am

    SO super deliciously-looking! I have a ton of egg plants in my garden this year, could definitely use cooking ideas for those 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/18/2014 at 10:12 am

      awesome hope you try it! On my list next spring is to start a garden of my own!

  5. Lauren @ Lauren's Glass Slipper says

    08/18/2014 at 10:12 am

    I’ve never tried eggplant before, but I’ve heard eggplant parm is just delicious!
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    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/18/2014 at 12:00 pm

      what you’ve never had eggplant?! That’s crazy! You must try it immediately and report back to me 🙂

  6. Salt says

    08/18/2014 at 3:59 pm

    I need to get on board the eggplant train. I’ve never had it before and there are so many delicious sounding eggplant recipes popping up on blogs right now!
    Salt recently posted…Race Recap: {Not} Too Hot to Trot 10KMy Profile

    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/18/2014 at 7:00 pm

      What?! Seriously?! You must try it and report back to me ASAP!

  7. Mary Beth Jackson says

    08/19/2014 at 5:36 am

    I love eggplant and this looks super easy! I am racking up some nice recipes with your meatless Monday posts! Thanks!
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    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/19/2014 at 8:18 am

      Well I like to hear that! Maybe you will link up with one of your own some time.

  8. Alex @ DelishKnowledge says

    08/19/2014 at 4:31 pm

    I was just giving a giant basket of eggplant from my neighbors and I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it yet until now! This looks perfect! making it for dinner tonight 🙂
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    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/19/2014 at 9:18 pm

      Awesome let me know how it goes!

  9. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

    08/21/2014 at 1:55 pm

    ooooo this looks delicious! I wonder if I could make it in the oven.
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    • Deborah Brooks says

      08/21/2014 at 3:53 pm

      You could definitely make it in the oven you just wouldn’t have the grill marks. Hope you give it a try

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