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    • Eggplant Fries aka My French Frie Alterntative

    Posts: 165
    edited September 2024 in Recipes
    I've always been a fiend for my vegetables, so when I found this recipe, it was so easy and so good it only made sense to use it as an alternative to what's probably my biggest food addiction...french fries.

    1 medium/large sized eggplant cut into 1/4 inch sticks
    1 egg
    1/4 - 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
    1/4 - 1/2 tspn crushed red pepper (I use more because I like mine spicey)
    Parsley & garlic salt to taste

    Mix your panko and spices in a bowl, dip your eggplant in the egg and then into the breadcrumb mixture. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes on each side or until crispy but not burnt.

    Serves 2, but at roughly 320 calories for the pan, I don't feel guilty hogging the entire pan and eating it for dinner!

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    • Posts: 418 Member
      sounds great, *bump*ing for when I have an oven.
    • Posts: 1,812 Member
      bmp for when i get home
    • Posts: 48 Member
      Those sound AMAZING. I absolutely love eggplant! Thanks for sharing :)
    • Posts: 727 Member
      Thanks for that... I had eggplant fries at my local Italian Restaurant but I'm sure these were deep fried.,.. now I'll make my own.
    • Posts: 68 Member
      Bump for when I have some eggplant! Sounds good. I also love french fries and miss them...
    • Posts: 8
      Very interesting...looking forward to trying them out!
    • Posts: 689 Member
      Anything to do with eggplant, I'm all about!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
    • Posts: 34
      Love eggplant, thanks for sharing!!
    • Posts: 144 Member
      perfect! Someone just gave me homegrown eggplant and I was looking for interesting ways to cook them. Thanks for sharing! Will definitely be trying this!
    • Posts: 405 Member
      Sounds delicious...maybe for the winter time when I'm not terrified of using my oven...dang heat is gonna kill me *lol*
    • Posts: 100 Member
      Bump sounds great!
    • Posts: 172
      Bump Bumpp i wanna make it!
    • Posts: 15
      Bump! I should have some eggplant from the garden soon.....
    • Posts: 120
      I think I's sub straight garlic for the garlic salt. I have enough issues with sodium
    • Posts: 136 Member
      I'm a french fries freak too ... will definitely try these as a substitute. Thanks for sharing.
    • Posts: 165
      The original recipe called for 1/2 cup of grated parmasean in addition to the rest of the ingrediants. They were good that way but added about 600 calories.

      I started skipping the parmasean and never even noticed a difference!
    • Posts: 152
      Yum! Will need to try :)
    • Posts: 21 Member
      sounds delicious!!
    • Posts: 49 Member
      Yum! Bump for later.
    • Posts: 294 Member
      sounds delicious, will try that for sure
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