Eggplant rolls

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup Loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1 cup Loosely packed fresh parsley
½ cup Loosely packed fresh spinach leaves
1 tablespoon Toasted pine nuts
1 tablespoon Grated Parmesan cheese
2 Cloves garlic; minced
Freshly ground black pepper
1 Eggplant
¼ Inch; ¥
1 Thick cut lengthwise into slices
2 cups Marinara or tomato sauce
½ cup Shredded low-fat mozzarella

Directions

FILLING

ROLLS

4 SERVINGS LACTO

Extra ricotta filling from this easy recipe makes a great sandwich spread and pasta sauce.

FILLING: in food processor, puree all filling ingredients. Transfer to bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.

If desired, salt eggplant slices and let sit 30 minutes. Rinse, drain and blot dry.

Lightly spray nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray; arrange eggplant slices in a single layer on sheet. Broil eggplant 2 to 3 inches from heat until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 F. Spread about ½ cup marinara sauce on 9 x- 12-inch baking dish. Place 1 to 2 tablespoons ricotta filling in center of each eggplant slice; roll. Arrange rolls in baking dish, seam-side down. Top rolls with remaining sauce; sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake until eggplant is tender and heated through, 25 to 30 minutes.

PER SERVING: 308 CAL.; 19G PROT.; 16G TOTAL FAT (7G SAT. FAT); 270G CARB.; 37MG CHOL.; 1,024MG SOD.; 4G FIBER.

VARIATION: Add 1 oz. reconstituted sun-dried tomatoes to filling.

NOTE: Depending on size of eggplant used, there may be extra filling. Use it as a sandwich spread, toss it with hot pasta, or thin it with a little water left from boiling pasta for dipping.

Recipe by Steven Petusevsky.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Recipe by: Vegetarian Times, December 1998, page 35 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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