Mama's In The Kitchen!

Do you like what you see?

Made it last night!

Ate it last night!

Then I

ate it for breakfast!

Yes I did!

With a big fat glass

of milk!

YUMMMM!

Let's name this dish

Mama Holli's 

Eggplant & Chicken Parmesan

So here is the recipe!

2 pounds of skinless/boneless chicken breasts (cut up in cubes)

1 medium sized eggplant

1- 8 oz package of shredded mozzarella cheese

2 pounds gravy (Italian Red Sauce)

1 cup of flour

1 cup of milk

salt and pepper
2 Tbs. Olive Oil

1 cup Olive oil

garlic powder

First you need your gravy!  I usually make my own but you may use any store brands Prego, Ragu, Paul Newman, you get the picture! If using store bought get the flavor you like best.  Get that heating up in a pot!  If using store brand you might want to add some fresh garlic and a splash of red wine to spruce it up a bit!  Wine makes everything better!  Next you will peel the eggplant.  Take the purple skin off with a knife.  Slice the eggplant in 1/4 inch round slices.  Spread the slices out on a kitchen towel.  Lightly salt each slice let it sweat for 5 minutes then flip and repeat on the other side.

Heat up about 1 cup of olive oil in a skillet.  Take each slice of eggplant and dip into milk and then flour.  Fry the eggplant about 4 slices at a time until slightly brown on each side then place on a plate with paper towels to drain.  In a separate skillet add 2 Tbs. of olive oil and heat on medium high.  Add the cubed chicken to the pan and cook until done. Season with garlic powder and pepper. Take a baking dish about 9 x 13 and spread about 1 cup of the gravy in the dish.  Layer the bottom of the dish with half of the fried eggplant.

Add the chicken on top of the eggplant and cover with half of the remaining gravy.  Add half of the cheese and evenly spread over the gravy.  Layer remaining eggplant, gravy and cheese.  Bake uncovered 45 minutes at 350 degrees.  Serve hot with salad and bread! Don't forget top eat any leftovers for breakfast!  With most Italian dishes it is usually even better the second day!