Eggplant Parmesan That Won't Break The Bank | Struggle Meals

The struggle is real when it comes to Eggplant Parmigiano. This classic Italian dish always hits the spot... but it's also a big hit to your piggy bank. Do you think Frankie Celenza can turn this extravagant dish into a $2 meal?! Watch and find out. 🍆
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can you do a video on how to set up the struggle herb garden?

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[@lilacsplendors]

Welcome back Frankie!!! I've missed the humour and the recipes, thank you and everyone else behind the scenes for this series. One thing I was a little disappointed about, however, was that this video has only one recipe which didn't use up the entire eggplant - I supposed one could use the rest of the eggplant to make more eggplant parmesan and eat it for the rest of the week or share it with others. I think this was also the case for some of the themed videos and their main ingredients. But I quite liked the earlier videos that taught me three different dishes using that one butternut squash so that I didn't leave anything to waste. But maybe that's just me. Anyways, thank you for these interesting videos, can't wait to see more!

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Roses are red. Violets are blue. Congrats on the bread knife @ 4:22

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Mark A he had to trade the ACTUAL whisk he had hanging on the board behind him for it.

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*Frankie making sounds as he bites into the sandwich* "This is the call of my people!"

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I add some oil to the breadcrumbs before breading and bake them in the oven it's muuuuuch more crunchy and healthier because less oil over all :D

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Not many people love eggplant but i love its mushy texture and taste as well♥️

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Feels kinda weird without the background music. But a great recipe and video nonetheless!

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Welcome back! Nice new intro and having just one recipe vs three works...especially when the results looks SO DELICIOUS!

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"Franchino the bambino." I love it!

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[@gingerfloofy]

I love eggplants 💕 and this recipe is amazing

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Welcome back, Frankie! I missed the cheap, creative eats.

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Just made this for lunch for my wife and it turned out delicious! Thank you for the meal suggestion and keep it up!

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TY luv first time here & feeling this eggplant tutorial lol!!! Your energy got me frying some eggplant! luv it ❤

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Tried the salt tip with eggplant this week and OMG! This was the best eggplant I have ever made! Thank you for the tips!

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The way Frankie chopped that garlic had me NERVOUS

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I LOVE EGGPLANT!!! Thank you for showcasing this amazing food!!

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My favorite dish. Love it.

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Love him he makes cooking so much fun

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Been making eggplant this way since I was a child. 👍🏻

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I love Frankie's British accent attempts, so funny. There's so many British accents and variations but the received pronounciation style is the one everyone does! I'd love him to do a British food episode with his struggle meal angle, on classics like fish and chips and mushy peas, a roast, maybe do a veggie one, Scotch eggs, etc. Having said that I'm British and mainly eat Italian and vegetarian! By the way Frankie Aubergine, Aubergine, Aubergine!!!!!! You can tell you really like that fried aubergine, it evokes childhood and happy comforting times. I like your approach to cooking, it's fun and unstuffy and you enjoy your food.

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I love this dish but didn't know the correct way to prepare it. Willing be making it this way next time. Many thanks.

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Spaghetti sauce and boxed cereal are THE biggest mark-ups in markets.

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Best looking eggplant parm I've ever seen

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My favourite! Eggplant in everything please

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Would you do an episode on creating a kitchen garden?

[@_bewitchedbyyaz]

I want this so bad !! Four sandwiches out of one eggplant, one baguette, one can of tomato’s, some garlic, and barely a whole block of cheese which can be used for other things. I love it

[@anitraahrens905]

I love this recipe, and, eggplant parm is one of my all time favorites. Thanx! I noticed you don't use a chef's apron. It would save laundry problems.

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Frankie for President!

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Yessss

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I do love eggplant and eggplant parm too.

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Looks amazing, do you have any tips for the "struggle herb garden"? Thanks!

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Yes please!

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They need to have my boy Frankie on an episode with Babish, or Good Eats. I also noticed a lot of the editing cuts and camera placement reminds me of Alton's show. Neat.

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Looks so good! I’m allergic to tomatoes 😩. What would you recommend as a sauce for this instead?

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This is strangely high production for how many subs you have… that’s awesome! Are you a film student or something?

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Are you going to stop putting the measurements in the comments section? :( Glad you're back, though! :)

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Am I the only one who went "we can make creative, nutritious and inventive dishes for under t-... Wait what?"

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Frankie, Have you ever done a struggle meals on how to do Kosher on a tight budget? Just curious. I would love some great ideas.

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What knife do you use? It’s really sharp and 😎 cool

[@kartushi]

Dang...that looks tasty!

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But what about the eggplant...?

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In the uk the broiler is called "the grill", eggplants are "aubergines" and scallions are "spring onions"

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Where can I find these great recipes?

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Great series! Wasn't it the French who say, aubergine?

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I could taste the sandwich when you bit it. So yummy!!!

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Welcome back Mr. Struggle Meals!

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it's a pleasure to BE back

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@@FrankieCooks I'll definitely try cooking this one just to have a feel of your taste buds. Are you really the one replying this or is it your youtube channel manager or something? Just curious.

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2:49 yo wtf!! hahaha

[@teina123]

Am cooking this for dinner tonight.

[@mwrkhan]

Aubergine is just the French word for eggplant. Like Americans use the Italian term (zucchini) for courgette (French) and cilantro (Spanish) for coriander (French). Incidentally the English term for a courgette/zucchini is marrow.

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C'est tres bizarre!

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Please do some low sodium dishes that aren’t bland!

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I wish this video had the steps written out in the description or comments like some of your other ones are.

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I always buy the whole canned tomatoes to, dunno why but there always better than the already diced ones.

[@genealogydr]

My broiler is at the very bottom of my stove and it's pretty small. Should I use the same steps?

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This was beautiful and am a convert.

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I've never wanted eggplant until now

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New intro!

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👍

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HE BOUGHT THE BREAD KNIFE!

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I was starting to miss being told to crush my whole peeled tomatoes by hand

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I'm allergic to eggplant but eat it anyways because I love it.

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Frankie: DONT DO THIS WEARING A WHITE SHIRT *is wearing a white shirt*

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Those herb plants setup need light or its just fine in a kitchen with normal light

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