Savory oven-fried eggplant stuffed with an herby parmesan and ricotta cheese filling, smothered with marinara sauce and baked to perfection. This Easy Eggplant Rollatini is the perfect meal for when you just have to enjoy a hearty Italian dinner. A perfect match for your favorite bottle of vino, you won’t believe how easy this dish is to make!
This is a slightly healthier twist on a traditional Italian eggplant rollatini dish. Instead of frying (because whowants to deal with that cleanup, anyway?), the eggplant pieces are baked until just crispy, then rolled up with a ricotta filling and topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Not only is this an amazingly delicious way to cook eggplant, it’s also ridiculously easy to make. I’m serious. These eggplant pieces are baked and not fried, so there’s no need to be intimidated by that part of the recipe. You put some breadcrumbs on them, put them on a baking sheet and let your oven do the rest!
This is one of my mom’s favorite dishes. In fact, when my parents found out I was making this for the blog, they immediately started asking when it would be done and how long theyreallyhad to wait until they could dig in.
One of thedownfalls of running a foodblog is that you must first do a photoshoot with your food before digging in. It takes a bit of will power.
Cheesy, eggplant-y goodness… Yes, please!
Eggplant rollatini really is the perfect dish for a family dinner, or on a lazy Sunday night.
I’m really into cooking on Sundays. I’m not sure why. Maybe because it’s the only day I’m not really running errands, or working? Either way, it’s when most of the delicious things happen in my house.
Don’t forget to serve it with basil decoratively placed on top.
Or not, if you don’t want to.
…It’s a personal preference.
Eggplant rollatini is delicious no matter how you decorate it.
For the pictures here, I used 4c gluten free breadcrumbs, and coated the eggplant pieces in gluten free all-purpose flour. My family didn’t even know the difference!
You can use regular breadcrumbs and all-purpose flour for this recipe, too. Just follow directions the same as below.
The important part here is to slice the eggplant really thin, and you may want to keep some extra sauce on the side.I found this to be the perfect amount for me, but my mother always likes a bit more.
If you’re feeling really ambitious, check out myEasy Marinara Sauce recipe.
As always, serve up a big Italian dinner with an even bigger glass of wine.
I’m on team Moscato, personally.
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Savory oven-fried eggplant stuffed with an herby parmesan and ricotta cheese filling, smothered with marinara sauce and baked to perfection. This Easy Eggplant Rollatini is the perfect meal for when you just have to enjoy a hearty Italian dinner. A perfect match for your favorite bottle of vino, you won't believe how easy this dish is to make!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes mins
Cook Time: 1 hour hr
Total Time: 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Author: Jacqui
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 medium eggplants
- 6 cups marinara sauce
- 1 1/2 cup gluten free all purpose flour, more as needed
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 1/2 cups seasoned gluten free breadcrumbs
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Equipment
baking dish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a large baking sheet and set aside.
Cut eggplant lengthwise into 14 thin pieces (about 1/4-inch thick).
Set three separate bowls next to baking sheet. Add flour to one bowl, beat eggs and milk together in the second bowl, and add breadcrumbs to the third bowl.
Take piece of eggplant and dip in first bowl to coat with flour. Shake lightly to remove excess. Then dip eggplant in egg mixture, coating completely. Last, coat eggplant with breadcrumbs and place on baking sheet.
Repeat with remaining pieces of eggplant.
Bake eggplant for 15 minutes. Turn pieces over and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
In a mixing bowl add ricotta cheese, parmesan, 1 cup mozzarella, basil, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Stir all ingredients together until combined.
Add 2 cups marinara sauce to bottom of large baking dish, spreading evenly with a spoon.
Take one piece of eggplant and add about 2 tbsp. ricotta filling to one end. Roll eggplant, leaving just enough room in the middle for the filling. Place seam side down in baking dish.
Repeat for all eggplant slices.
Top eggplant evenly with remaining marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown and a fork easily goes through eggplant.
Notes
Click on the time in the instructions to start a timer!
Nutrition
Calories: 704kcal (35%)Carbohydrates: 77g (26%)Protein: 39g (78%)Fat: 30g (46%)Saturated Fat: 16g (100%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 209mg (70%)Sodium: 1931mg (84%)Potassium: 1354mg (39%)Fiber: 13g (54%)Sugar: 19g (21%)Vitamin A: 2108IU (42%)Vitamin C: 21mg (25%)Calcium: 602mg (60%)Iron: 5mg (28%)
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