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Betsylife » Recipes » Individual Eggplant Parmesan {Freezer Friendly!}

Individual Eggplant Parmesan {Freezer Friendly!}

December 29, 2019 By betsy 19 Comments

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When you’re home alone and craving more than a simple sandwich, this single serving individual eggplant parmesan recipe is just what you need! A true feast for one. 

Ramekin with a single serving of eggplant parmesan on a black plate with a yellow napkin

**This post was updated in 2019 using regular eggplant.

The saving grace of my underperforming garden this year has been the eggplant (eggplant plant?). It’s my first year growing Japanese eggplant, and it’s been a huge success. I’m eternally grateful to this plant for salvaging the remains of my low garden self-esteem, but now, what do I do with all this eggplant?

A conversation with my always insightful friend, Val the other day led me here. Individual eggplant parmesan. At the time I only had 5 small fruits ready for eating (yes, it’s a fruit). The Hubs was out of town, as he often is, so I took this as an excuse to buy myself a tiny casserole dish, and make myself a feast…..for one.

4 ramekins with individual eggplant parmesan servings being assembled

I gotta say, this was one of my most satisfying meals for one. Generally my solo meals include salad or soup, or perhaps even a potato, but this time I really felt like I was eating a feast! Great idea (as always) Val! I don’t know what I would do without you!

As of last week I probably had enough eggplant growing to make a full sized version of this delectable meal. That is, until Olive discovered the plant and I began to find half chewed up eggplants all over the backyard. Time to reinforce the garden fence.

Four ramekins with single serving eggplant parmesans being assembled

Individual Eggplant Parmesan

Update:

I recently made a batch of these single serving casseroles to stock my freezer for the next few weeks. I love to have the option of just popping something already made into the oven when I get home from a long day at work. Going straight from the freezer to the oven is key for time saving, so make sure you prepare these in an oven safe dish. 

For my latest batch I used regular eggplant, and air fried the discs before assembling the servings for freezing. Check out the air fryer notes in the recipe card for that version. 

Fork pulling a cheesy bite from an individual eggplant parmesan baked in a ramekin.

A single eggplant made 4 individual servings, which I wrapped tightly in foil, placed in a ziploc bag, and froze. To reheat; baked covered at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes until cooked through. 

If you give this recipe a try, I’d love to see it! Tag me @betsylife on Facebook or Instagram and I’ll share your creations!

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Eggplant Parmesan For One

When you're home alone and craving more than a simple sandwich, this single serving individual eggplant parmesan recipe is just what you need! A true feast for one. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword eggplant parmesan, meals for one
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Calories 891 kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 small japanese eggplants roughly peeled and cut into 1/2 inch thick strips
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/2 cup seasoned italian breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup pasta sauce
  • 1 slice mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Dip each eggplant slice in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs to coat.

  3. Place eggplant slices on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, flipping once.

  4. In a small casserole dish, spread several spoonfuls of the pasta sauce so the bottom of the dish is evenly covered.
  5. Top sauce with eggplant, 1/2 slice mozzarella cheese and 1/2 the parmesan cheese.

  6. Repeat the layers beginning with sauce and ending with cheese.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until bubbly.
  8. Top with fresh basil and serve.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Note: measurements are not exact. It depends on the size of your cooking vessel

AIR FRYER VERSION: After breading the eggplant slices (step 3) place into an air fryer basket in an even layer. Fry at 370 degrees for 8-10 minutes, flip, and continue to fry 4-5 minutes more until golden brown. Cool completely before freezing. 

TO FREEZE: Assemble in oven safe dishware. Wrap tightly in foil, place in a ziploc bag, and freeze.

TO REHEAT: bake covered at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes until cooked through. 

Nutrition Facts
Eggplant Parmesan For One
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 891 Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Fat 29g45%
Saturated Fat 15g75%
Cholesterol 222mg74%
Sodium 2518mg105%
Potassium 3238mg93%
Carbohydrates 117g39%
Fiber 39g156%
Sugar 49g54%
Protein 51g102%
Vitamin A 1843IU37%
Vitamin C 35mg42%
Calcium 995mg100%
Iron 8mg44%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

half eaten baking dish of single serving eggplant parmesan next to two japanese eggplants

 

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Comments

  1. Kate@Diethood says

    August 15, 2013 at 1:26 am

    A delicious meal for one? I’ll take it! In fact, eggplant parmesan is a favorite around here. I have yet to plant eggplant, but I do have zucchini out there! 🙂

    Reply
  2. madscar says

    September 3, 2013 at 5:25 am

    Uau this is amazing..Love it! Thanks for recipe 🙂

    Reply
  3. Bob says

    January 27, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    I’m a newly divorced man and not a cook. In you recipe tou say one T basil, ok I’ll but basil but does that T represent a teaspoon or a tablespoon? it would help if you used Te and Ta as that would then be easier to understand for us non cooks…How about more of these one serving dishes?

    Reply
    • betsy says

      January 28, 2014 at 11:47 pm

      Hi Bob. Generally if a T is capitalized, it means tablespoon and if its lower case, then its teaspoon. Your comment made me realize that non-cooks don’t realize this so I’ll definitely be more conscious of it moving forward. Thanks for the great feedback!

      Reply
  4. susan says

    August 8, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    I have never had eggplant, what does it taste like? the recipe looks delish

    Reply
    • betsy says

      August 10, 2014 at 10:55 am

      It has kind of an earthy flavor but is a great base for all kinds of seasonings. I love it because of the meaty texture. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

      Reply
  5. Julie Craig says

    October 18, 2017 at 9:18 am

    I just found your site while googling recipes for one! I’m glad I did. I don’t have the Japanese eggplant.. just the regular one ( large bell shaped).. any tips on using that particular variety? TIA

    Reply
    • betsy says

      October 18, 2017 at 7:12 pm

      Hi Julie
      The flavor is the same. You’ll just have to cut it into small enough strips to fit into whatever dish you’ll be baking in. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  6. cat says

    February 25, 2018 at 12:26 am

    3 stars
    How thick should the strips of eggplant be?

    Reply
    • betsy says

      February 27, 2018 at 7:47 pm

      about a 1/4 inch thick

      Reply
  7. D says

    July 20, 2018 at 10:35 am

    Yikes! What would cause this recipe to result in 1100 calories per serving?

    Reply
    • betsy says

      July 23, 2018 at 11:50 am

      Agh! There must be a glitch in my recipe plugin. Thank you for alerting me to this. I’ll look into it and fix ASAP

      Reply
  8. W Jordan says

    January 2, 2020 at 7:56 am

    Don’t understand why there isn’t a place we can pin to Pinterest . I hate printing out and wasting paper and having to Look for paper copy went can look at pin t. Thanks

    Reply
    • betsy says

      January 6, 2020 at 10:59 am

      If you hover your cursor over any of the images a pin button should appear. There is also a bar on the left side of the post that has a pin it button that will allow you to post to Pinterest

      Reply
  9. Lynn Goss says

    May 5, 2020 at 11:37 pm

    Where can I find reasonably priced single-serve dishes like you show? My husband drives a truck otr so I’m alone a lot. I don’t need a whole baking set, just some single-serve oven/freezer proof casserole dishes.

    Reply
    • betsy says

      May 6, 2020 at 8:52 am

      These are 4 inch ramekins you can buy anywhere. Target, Amazon, any kitchen store. They should be about $3-$4 each. Enjoy!

      Reply
    • Michael S Dunn says

      January 14, 2021 at 10:27 am

      World market

      Reply
  10. Barbara Ellis says

    September 16, 2020 at 4:35 pm

    If going to freeze, do I cook eggplant before freezing

    Reply
    • betsy says

      September 24, 2020 at 8:51 am

      yes. Cook and assemble the entire dish and then freeze.

      Reply

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