Easy Eggplant Rollatini

This delicious easy eggplant rollatini is light and can be eaten as a main dish or a side dish.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Keyword easy eggplant rollatini, eggplant rollatini, rollatini

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 47

Total Time 57

Servings

Calories 120kcal

Thinly slice eggplants lengthwise.
1 medium eggplant
Heat a large sauté pan on medium heat. Add olive oil, and add as many slices of eggplant as you can once that heats up. Sauté for 3 minutes each side until eggplant is flexible. You'll most likely have to do the eggplant in batches.
3 tablespoons olive oil
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, add the ricotta, egg, parmesan, shredded mozzarella, basil, oregano, and salt, and mix until combined.
1 cup ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 large egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Line baking dish with a cup of diced tomatoes and top with sliced tomatoes.
15 ounces diced tomato, 1 large tomato
Put a dollop of ricotta mixture on the fat end of each slice of eggplant and roll from the fat end, capturing the cheese filling. Place seam side down in baking dish.
Top with diced tomatoes and sliced mozzarella. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes
3 ounces mozzarella
Serve and enjoy.

To keep it on the healthy side, use less oil thank you think you are going to need. Add more after each time you put more eggplant in the pan
You want the eggplant to be pliable, so cook it until it is flexible enough to roll
You may have extra ricotta filling, but don't stress; you can always dollop some in the baking dish for some extra cheesy fun or you can find other ways to use it up
Use a small can of diced tomatoes and one sliced fresh tomato instead of a heavy sauce. You want this dish to be light and flavorful where you can taste the eggplant and not heavy like a baked eggplant parmesan
Sometimes I use just fresh sliced tomatoes instead of a combination of fresh and diced tomatoes, but I had some leftovers in my fridge that I wanted to use up - try to use what you have on hand even if it deviates from the recipe