Not My Mom's Eggplant Parmesan (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
photo by Prose
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 small eggplant
- 1 cup Braggs liquid aminos
- 1 cup nutritional yeast
- 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
- 1⁄4 cup canola oil
- 12 ounces gluten-free spaghetti
- 14 ounces spaghetti sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon oregano
- vegan parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast, for serving
directions
- Start boiling water for pasta. Whenever it boils, cook the pasta according to the package directions.
- Meanwhile, start heating spaghetti sauce in a saucepan. Add garlic powder, onion powder, basil, and oregano, and any other seasonings you like. Fresh herbs are even better if you have them. Be sure to stir occasionally.
- While the water is coming to a boil and the sauce is heating, also heat oil in a frying pan. Use enough to cover the bottom of the pan with about 1/4 inch of oil. Don't skimp. Mix nutritional yeast and cornstarch. Slice eggplant. Dip each slice in Bragg liquid aminos then in yeast mixture. Fry coated eggplant slices in oil. Note: if oil is not hot when you add the eggplant, you will have soggy eggplant. You may have to fry the eggplant in 2-3 batches depending on the size of your frying pan. Set the cooked slices aside on a plate covered with a paper towel. Add more oil in between batches if necessary, but be sure to heat it before adding more eggplant.
- When everything is cooked, add a little pasta and a few eggplant slices to each plate. Top with spaghetti sauce and sprinkle with vegan parmesan or more nutritional yeast. If you use pretty plates and garnish with a little fresh parsley or fresh basil, people with think you were in the kitchen all day.
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I'm a grad student and also teach at two different schools, so I need some fast/easy recipes. I try to eat vegan, and most of my creations are also gluten-free because my husband is Diabetic/Celiac. I don't post any recipes I have not personally tried and liked.