Eggplant layered with tomatoes, mushrooms and cheese and baked until golden and bubbling. Parmigiana di Melanzane is the perfect low carb comfort food.

A useful, no-hassle, chuck-everything-in-together dish, you don’t even need to brown the chicken (though make sure you sprinkle the skin with sea salt flakes, to help it crisp up). Find a dish that has about the right dimensions, to ensure that it works well. Don’t be afraid of assertive seasoning – rice dishes such as this need it – and don’t skip the step where you wash the rice, or it will end up sticky. A bowl of Greek yogurt is good on the side.

Sheet Pan Eggplant Parmesan is my favorite eggplant recipe that is made by baking breaded eggplant slices on a sheet pan until perfectly golden and then topping them with robust tomato sauce and lots of melty mozzarella cheese.

This Eggplant Tomato Pie recipe is not an exact science, so don't be afraid to wing it on the ingredients or add amounts to your preferred taste. Enjoy!

Low-carb eggplant parmesan - October Unprocessed

Layers of grilled aubergine (eggplant), rich tomato sauce & sliced potato, plus a yummy cheesy topping, make veggie moussaka a filling & delicious dinner.

(Makes 3-4 servings or 6-8 appetizer servings, recipe adapted from one found in From Julia Child's Kitchen.) Ingredients: 1 globe eggplant, about 8 ounces and 9-10 inches long about 1 T salt, for drawing water out of eggplant about 2 T olive oil, for brushing eggplant before roasting about 2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning, for sprinkling on eggplant before roasting 10 large basil leaves, cut in chiffonade strips (optional) 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan 1/3 cup finely grated low-fat…