Eggplant rollatini with tomato-basil sauce 3 Points® for two rollantinis (i added 1/3 cup cooked whole wheat pasta for 1 point) Serves 4
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 3 spray s
- Uncooked eggplant
- 2 medium tops and bottoms removed, sliced lengthwise into four 1/4-inch-thick long slices each
- Olive oil
- 1 tsp
- Garlic
- 2 large clove s, sliced (about 2 Tbsp)
- Canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 cup s
- Basil
- 2 Tbsp fresh, torn
- Cooking spray
- 1 spray s
- Minced onion
- ¼ cup s
- Uncooked zucchini
- 1 small diced
- Garlic
- 1 large clove s, chopped (about 1 Tbsp)
- Part skim ricotta cheese
- ½ cup s
- Fresh parsley
- ½ cup s, fresh, chopped
- Basil
- 2 Tbsp fresh, chopped
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 Tbsp divided
- Egg
- 1 large egg s
- Table salt
- ¼ tsp
- Black pepper
- ¼ tsp freshly ground
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450ºF. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Lay eggplant in a single layer on prepared baking sheet and lightly coat tops with cooking spray. Bake, flipping once, until golden brown, about 10 minutes per side. Remove from oven and set aside.
- To make sauce, place oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sliced garlic; sauté until it begins to brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes; stir to combine and reduce heat to low. Add torn basil, stir to combine and simmer for 10 minutes. Cover, remove from heat and set aside.
- To make filling, coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion and zucchini; sauté until onion starts to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in chopped garlic and cook 1 minute more; spoon onion mixture into a small bowl to cool. In another small bowl, combine ricotta, parsley, chopped basil, and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan; stir to combine. Add cooled onion mixture; stir to combine. Add egg, salt and pepper; stir to combine.
- To make rollatini, reduce oven to 400ºF. Spoon 3 tablespoons of sauce in bottom of an 8- X 8-inch glass or nonstick metal baking dish and swirl to coat bottom with sauce. On a clean cutting board, place 1 slice of eggplant. Place 2 tablespoons of filling at the narrow end of eggplant and roll up; place in prepared baking dish, seam side-down. Repeat with remaining eggplant slices; arrange in a single layer in dish. Spoon remaining 1/2 cup of sauce and remaining tablespoon of Parmesan over eggplant. Bake until sauce bubbles, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Yields 2 pieces of rollatini per serving.
Recipe Notes
eggplant rolls hold ricotta in garlicky tomato sauce. elevates the standard vegetable-and-cheese casserole.