Best Baked Eggplant Recipe I Everyone loves this cheesy eggplant dish! I Gastro Guru

I make this Cheesy Baked Eggplant once a week! Everyone loves it so much!
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Ingredients
2 large eggplants - cut into rounds/roundels
1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive oil
salt & crushed black pepper to taste
1 LB/454 grams shredded Mozzarella cheese
1.5 tbsp Italian seasoning mix - dry basil, thyme & oregano
Fresh flat leaf parsley for garnish - cut thin/chiffonade

Ingredients for sauce:
2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 tsp roasted garlic powder
Salt, crushed black pepper & red chili powder to taste
1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning

Cooking Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375*F
Layer large sheet pan with parchment paper
Slice 2 Eggplants into thick roundels & spread them on the sheet pan
Drizzle olive oil, sprinkle salt & pepper on eggplant slices, on both sides
Bake eggplant slices in oven for 20 minutes - turning once after 10 mins
While eggplant is baking prepare sauce my mixing ingredients listed above for sauce in a bowl, set aside. After 20 minutes remove eggplant from oven. Let cool for 20 minutes
Next coat inside of an oven proof casserole dish with some of the seasoned tomato sauce.
Place baked eggplant slices on top of sauce - first layer
Sprinkle with Italian seasoning mix
Layer with shredded Mozzarella cheese generously
Place remaining eggplant slices on top of the ones in the baking dish - 2nd layer. Repeat same process again
Now place casserole dish in the oven. Bake for 375* F for 15 minutes
Walla! Your delicious Cheesy Baked Eggplant dish is done!
Transfer 1 Baked Eggplant stack to a plate
Garnish with freshly chopped flatleaf parsley. Bon Appetit!