Eggplant Rollatini
Eggplant Rollatini
Eggplant rollatini is a great vegetarian dinner entree that is delicious and filling. Tender eggplant is stuffed with a creamy ricotta and herb mixture before being rolled and placed in a fresh tomatoey sauce. This dish will not dissapoint. Pair it with a simple green salad and a side of whole wheat spaghetti for a perfesh summertime dinner.
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Servings: 5
Calories: 249kcal
Equipment
- Oven
- Stove
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants large, sliced thin
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup basil leaves fresh, divided
- ¼ tsp salt kosher
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2½ cup marinara sauce or our fresh tomato sauce
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉.
- Cut your eggplant into thin slices, roughly ¼ in thick. Lay the eggplant on a sheet pan and sprinkle with salt. The salt will draw the moisture from the eggplant, tenderizing it. Let the eggplant sweat for roughly 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, pat the eggplant dry and wipe off any leftover salt.
- Next, lay the eggplant in a greased baking dish and bake for 10 minutes until it begins to soften and becomes easier to roll into rollatini.
- While the eggplant is in the oven, mix together the ricotta, parmesan, egg, 3 TBSP of the fresh basil (chopped), and minced garlic.
- After removing the eggplant from the oven and letting it cool enough to handle, spoon roughly 2 TBSP of the ricotta filling onto one side of the eggplant, then gently and carefully roll it. Roll the remainder of the eggplant in the same way.
- In a baking dish, pour roughly 2 cups of jarred or freshly prepared tomato sauce into the bottom of the baking dish. Lay the rollatini on top of the tomato sauce, then spoon 2 TBSP more sauce over the rollatini. Top with a sprinkling of mozzarella cheese. Bake in the 400℉ oven for roughly 30 minutes or until the eggplant is tender. Serve immediately!
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 985mg | Potassium: 876mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1059IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 321mg | Iron: 2mg
