Baked Eggplant Parmesan Recipe | Grape-Nuts™ cereal

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup Grape-Nuts™ cereal
• 1 ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning ((divided use))
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¼ teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 large eggplant (about 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 lbs)
• 2 egg whites (lightly beaten)
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese (shredded)