Baked Stuffed 3 Cheese Eggplant Roll Ups are a perfect dish for vegetarians and low carbers alike!
Even if you may not be a fan of eggplant, you will most certainly enjoy this cheesy stuffed recipe. If you are a low carb-er you might be looking for other options than pasta. This dish won't make you feel deprived in the least! Filled with gooey goodness, rolled up and topped with tasty marinara sauce make these a perfect substitute to lasagna roll ups.
If fact that's where my inspiration came from to make this recipe. My gluten free lasagna roll ups are fantastic but having had my first garden this summer I've got a few eggplant on my hands. Also I've been lowering my carb intake lately so this was a match made in heaven.
Anyone who comes from an Italian background knows the importance pasta, sauce and cheese are to many recipes. Fortunately most Italians also love eggplant so making this a mock lasagna roll up will work for even the pickiest Italian family member! I'm confident here and will dare say none will shun their noses if you offer this up at a family get together. 🙂
The beauty about this recipe is that, with a little preparation it can be made ahead and baked on the day you plan to serve it. No fussing when you have company, just place in the oven and enjoy your guests!
Not only is this a perfect recipe for low carb-ers, but wonderful for vegetarians and families who try to follow the Meatless Monday trend!
Baked Stuffed 3 Cheese Eggplant Roll Ups
Ingredients
- 1 pound eggplant thinly cut lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup cottage cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg beaten
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasonings
- ½ cup basil fresh chopped
- 2 cups marinara sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place slices of eggplant onto a cooling rack over a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with salt.
- Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Pat dry with paper towels and bake for 15-20 minutes until eggplant is softened and bendable.
- Allow to cool enough to handle.
- In a bowl mix the rest of the ingredients.
- Add 1 cup tomato sauce to a 9 by 13 dish and spread over the bottom.
- Add about 2 -3 tablespoons, (depending on size of slice) filling onto the middle of each eggplant, roll up and place seam side down onto the sauce in the baking dish.
- Pour final cup of sauce over the tops of roll ups.
- Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
kazy
This turned out really good. A keeper. I didn't salt the eggplant which saved a lot of time. Globe eggplants aren't as bitter as they use to be so it's really not necessary to salt them anymore. I think they cross bred them with Asian eggplants to remove the bitterness. I also ended up sprinkling the roll-ups with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Mmmmmmm..... Next time I might use ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese as it's a bit watery.
kazy
Hi Brenda. You might want to correct your nutrition facts. First - your serving size shows as 1 gram? That's 2.83 ounces, meaning there's 122 calories for a 1 gram serving. That's less than one bite. There's nothing in your ingredients that reflect that excessive amount of calories for so little food.
Brenda
It was a recipe plug in glitch which changed all my recipes serving sizes to 1 gram, it was not intentional.
kazy
Didn't think it was intentional, just an error that was overlooked.
kazy
Looking forward to trying this,
Judy Smith
How thin do you slice the eggplant?
Brenda
I didn't use a mandolin, just a sharp knife, about 1/4 inch in thickness.
Banana
How well does this keep in the refrigerator?
Terra Goheen
Going to make this tonight! Could I add spinach as well?
jhonlisa
Nice one! this is awesome!!!
Rhonda
Oh my goodness, I cannot wait to try this. I am still loving the eggplant stacks, and this seems like a nice variety