Eggplant Involtini Recipe

Name: Eggplant Involtini Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium eggplants; ¼ - ½ tsp. salt; ¼ - ½ tsp. ground black pepper; ½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs; ¾ cup part-skim ricotta cheese; ½ tsp. salt; ¼ tsp. ground black pepper; 1 tsp. lemon zest; 2 tsp. lemon juice; 1 tbsp. honey; 2 cups prepared marinara; Optional: grated parmesan for topping

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
262 kcal
Course
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine
Italian, American

Eggplant Involtini Recipe

Mina Davis

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Eggplant Involtini - Roasted sliced eggplant rolled around a ricotta filling with lemon honey and breadcrumbs; baked in pasta sauce.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 medium eggplants
¼ - ½ tsp. salt
¼ - ½ tsp. ground black pepper
½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
¾ cup part-skim ricotta cheese
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. lemon zest
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. honey
2 cups prepared marinara, or any traditional pasta sauce
Optional: grated parmesan for topping

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Trim the stems off of the eggplants. Slice the eggplants lengthwise into ¼ inch slices. There should be about 12 slices.
Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray it evenly with cooking spray. Lay the eggplant slices in an even layer on the cookie sheet. Spray the tops of the eggplants evenly with cooking spray. Sprinkle the tops of the eggplant slices evenly with salt and pepper (about ¼ to ½ tsp. of each). Place the cookie sheet in the oven to roast the eggplant. Cook 10 minutes. Flip the eggplant slices over and return to the oven to cook for 10 more minutes.
In the meantime, prepare the filling. In a small bowl, add the breadcrumbs, ricotta, ½ tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, and honey. Stir until well combined (I used a fork to mash it together).
Once the eggplant is cool enough to handle, place about 2 tbsp. of the ricotta filling on the wide edge of the eggplant slices. Roll the eggplant around the ricotta filling, ending with the seam side underneath.
Add the marinara sauce to the bottom of a baking dish. Nestle the rolled eggplant down into the marinara sauce (again seam side down).
Bake in the 400 degree oven for 25 minutes. Serve warm with some of the marinara sauce spooned on top of each involtini. Garnish with optional parmesan cheese.