Baked Eggplant with Garlic and Cheese

Everyone in my family is a proponent of healthy eating, and as a result I have to exercise great care in picking ingredients and recipes. As a rule, eggplants absorbs too much oil when being cooked in a pan. This recipe uses no oil, which makes it lighter.

Step: 1

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler.

Step: 2

Arrange eggplant slices on a baking sheet and place under the broiler. Cook until slightly browned, about 5 minutes per side.

Step: 3

Turn off broiler and heat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step: 4

Arrange 1/2 of the eggplant slices in a single layer in a baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cilantro, garlic, and 1/2 cup Gouda cheese. Top with the remaining eggplant slices and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Step: 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 15 minutes.

Per Serving: 146 calories; protein 9.3g; carbohydrates 9.7g; fat 8.6g; cholesterol 34.2mg; sodium 294mg.

The most clear way to pick a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and pick something different. When you’re cooking pasta, make sure for a simple healthy dish . Made steak? Go for more light. If you’re want to cooking stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to also make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can make to cooking process . You don’t want to push more often your oven by making to do list three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the cooking items . But often you can made a dish do double-duty .