Light Eggplant Rollatini
Light Eggplant Rollatini is a healthier take on a classic. It's made with cottage cheese instead of ricotta. Plus, it's baked, not fried.
Ingredients
- 1 medium-sized eggplant
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil spray
- 1 cup cottage cheese I recommend 4-6% cottage cheese.
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ tablespoon Italian herb mix
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 cups homemade marinara sauce or your favorite jarred sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh basil leaves
- ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Next, cut the eggplant lengthwise into ½ inch slices. Distribute the eggplant slices onto two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Spray the eggplant with olive oil and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt. I like to bake them on separate sheets to ensure even cooking, unless you have a large baking sheet.Bake the eggplant slices at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes, or until tender.
- As the eggplant is cooking, in a small bowl, mix together cottage cheese, almost all of the parmesan cheese (leave a bit extra for sprinkling on top), an egg, Italian herb mix, garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Remove the eggplant from the oven and stuff each slice with about 1 tablespoon of the cottage cheese mixture and roll. If the eggplant slices are not easy enough to roll, cook them slightly more.
- Grab an 8x8 oven safe baking dish. Add 1 cup of marinara sauce to the bottom. Place the eggplant roll-ups evenly on top.
- Spoon another cup of the marinara sauce over the top and sprinkle with leftover parmesan cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, take the foil off and cook uncovered at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Let cool slightly and top with fresh basil and goat cheese before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Light Eggplant Rollatini
Amount Per Serving
Calories 310
Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 85mg28%
Sodium 1674mg73%
Potassium 983mg28%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 1278IU26%
Vitamin C 15mg18%
Calcium 244mg24%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This nutrition information is an estimate and should not be taken as fact. The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
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