Baked Eggplant Parmigiana over Whole-Wheat Noodles

By á-4131

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Other time: 0 min
serves 6
11 points plus

Ingredients

• 2 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray
• 1 cup(s) quick cooking rolled oats
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp table salt
• 1/3 cup(s) fat-free skim milk
• 1 1/2 medium eggplant(s), or 1 large, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• 12 oz uncooked whole-wheat spaghetti
• 28 oz canned diced tomatoes, with green pepper, celery and onion
• 16 oz canned tomato sauce
• 8 oz shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

In a shallow dish, combine oats, garlic powder, oregano and salt. Place milk in a separate shallow dish. Dip eggplant slices into milk and then into oat mixture; press oat mixture onto both sides of eggplant with hands. Place coated eggplant slices on prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with grated topping; lightly spray surface with cooking spray. Place in oven and bake 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions. While spaghetti cooks, in a medium bowl, combine diced tomatoes and tomato sauce; reserve 2/3 cup of sauce mixture and set aside for eggplant. Drain pasta and transfer to a large bowl; toss with sauce and cover spaghetti to keep warm.

Remove eggplant from oven and spoon reserved tomato sauce over top; top with mozzarella cheese. Return eggplant to oven and bake until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 10 to 15 minutes more. (Note: If cheese does not brown, broil for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.)

Place spaghetti on plates or in shallow bowls and arrange eggplant slices over top. Yields about 1 1/4 cup of spaghetti and 2 to 3 baked eggplant slices per serving.