Breaded Eggplant Stacks

By mjohnmeyer

Ingredients

• 10 oz shredded mozzarella (or mozzarella slices from a ball)
• 7 oz prepared basil pesto
• 1 jar of favorite pasta sauce (16 oz)
• 12 frozen breaded eggplant cutlets (thawed)
• 4 fresh basil leaves (garnish)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to broil, and cover a baking sheet with foil.

2. Place four prepared cutlets in a single layer on the baking sheet. Spread about 2 tablespoons of pasta sauce evenly over each cutlet.

3. Sprinkle with roughly 2 tablespoons of shredded mozzarella and place another eggplant cutlet on top of the cheese.

4. Top this second cutlet with about 1 tablespoon of pesto, and top again with mozzarella.

5. Place a third and final cutlet on top of the cheese, and spread another tablespoon of pasta sauce over top, finishing each stack with a sprinkling of mozzarella cheese. (Each stack should be...cutlet, pasta sauce, cheese, cutlet, pesto, cheese, cutlet, pasta sauce, cheese)

6. Place the baking sheet in the oven and broil for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

7. Place each stack and garnish with 1 basil leaf if desired.

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