Ingredients
2 eggplants cut into ¼ inch slices (optional: peel the skin before slicing)
2 TBSP olive oil
1½ cup dry curd cottage cheese
2 eggs
2 TBSP fresh basil, chopped
½ tsp salt (plus extra to salt eggplant)
¼ tsp pepper (plus extra to pepper eggplant)
¼ cup parmesan cheese (shredded)
3 cups compliant marinara
8 oz aged provolone, aged Monterrey Jack, or aged Havarti, sliced
2 eggplants cut into 1/4 inch slices (optional: peel the skin before slicing)
2 TBSP (30 ml) olive oil
330 grams dry curd cottage cheese
2 eggs
2 TBSP (30 ml) chopped fresh basil
½ tsp (2.5 ml) salt (plus extra to salt eggplant)
¼ tsp (1.25 ml) pepper (plus extra to pepper eggplant)
20 grams parmesan cheese (shredded)
678 grams compliant marinara
227 grams aged provolone, aged Monterrey Jack, or aged Havarti, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C)
- Place eggplant slices on a baking sheet (use a rack if you have one)
- Brush olive oil on both sides of the eggplant slices.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake in oven for 13 minutes (until eggplant is softened).
- While eggplant is baking, combine the dry curd cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, eggs, basil, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl.
- When eggplant is done cooking, add 1 heaping spoonfull of filling to the end of each eggplant slice.
- Add 1/2 of the marinara sauce to a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Roll the eggplant slice lengthwise around the filling and position in the baking dish, seam side down.
- Pour remaining marinara sauce over the eggplant.
- Top each rotini with sliced cheese.
- Bake 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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