Easy Eggplant

This is one of my favourites not only because in a matter of minutes you can have an effortless tasty dish but for it's sheer simplicity and carefree recipe.  

Easy Eggplant

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1 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds

mushrooms, roughly chopped

olive oil

fresh or dried herbs

spice seasoning mix

grated parmesan cheese

Panko bread crumbs

chopped fresh parsley, optional 

Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frypan over medium high heat. Add the sliced eggplant. Stir and sauté for a few moments. Add the chopped mushrooms and stir to combine. Continue to sauté while stirring to prevent the eggplant and mushrooms from sticking. When the eggplant and mushrooms are starting to soften add some herbs, dried or fresh whichever one you prefer, and some spice seasoning mix... I added a pepper and garlic combo mix, stir and sauté further allowing the vegetables to absorb some of the herbs. Sprinkle the grated parmesan cheese and Panko crumbs over the now seasoned eggplant and mushrooms. Toss to coat and sauté for about 1 minute; gently stirring to prevent sticking. Remove from frypan and place in a serving dish. Sprinkle with a little more parmesan cheese and Panko bread crumbs and fresh chopped parsley. Serve.   

Hope everyone is having a nice week. - JD