Baked Eggplant Sticks

Original Recipe HERE

Not surprisingly, I couldn't fool the kids into thinking that these were "real" fries and they detected the eggplant element and only ate a few.  However, Husband and I liked them.  Which is good, since it made two full pans of sticks.  I made the recommended marinara dipping sauce, and the kids enjoyed that part, at least.

Ingredients

1 10-oz eggplant

1 teaspoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

fresh cracked pepper

1/2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs

2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese

1 large egg white

olive oil spray

 

Directions

(1) Preheat oven to 450°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly spray with oil.

(2) Cut ends off the eggplant. Slice eggplant in half, then into 1/4" thick slices. Cut each slice into 1/4" strips.

(3) Place eggplant strips in a bowl and season with olive oil, salt and pepper.

(4) Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl.  Put egg whites in another.

(5) Dip a few strips of eggplant at a time into the egg whites, then into the breadcrumbs. Using a fork, remove eggplant from crumbs and place on the baking sheets.

(6) Spray with more oil and bake 10 minutes in the middle rack.

(7) Turn over and bake an additional 5 minutes or until golden. Serve hot.

Kid Participation: None, including consuming them.