Freezing eggplant parm. question.

[ChrisinNJ]

I made a huge vat of tomato sauce & meatballs today & I breaded & baked eggplant to make eggplant parm. for dinner. I have enough eggplant for at least 2 dinners & want put a meal in the freezer.

Should I assemble an eggplant parm & freeze it assembled? Or should I wrap the eggplant in waxpaper & freeze the slices then assemble it later when I want to eat it?? Will the sauce make it mushy if I assemble it in now, before freezing?

Thanks!!

 

[minniebeth]

Yum, sounds really good!

I've frozen the eggplant parm both ways...just the breaded eggplant and then assembled. When it's assembled, it freezes fine, but I find it's better to make smaller trays or batches, because it's great the first time, but when reheated again once or twice for leftovers, that's when it gets mushy, broken down.

I love it frozen just breaded too, if you have the time to assemble it, it's still quicker and easier. But we like to make eggplant sandwiches, so sometimes we like it just for that to add a little sauce and cheese to.

Enjoy! Now I'm craving eggplant!