Parmigiana Timballo with Ziti or Zitoni
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
678 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Parmigiana Timballo with Ziti or Zitoni
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This divine vegetarian parmigiana timballo (based on a 150 year old recipe) doesn’t take so long to make and yet it's as tasty and beautiful looking as any other timballo!
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Ingredients
- 320 g Ziti or Zitoni pasta
- 500 g tomatoes San Marzano
- 2-3 large eggplants long or oval
- 250 g mozzarella
- 100 g parmigiano reggiano grated
- olive oil extra virgin
- salt for pasta water and to taste
- 6-8 basil leaves chopped
- 1 egg white only
Instructions
- Prepare a tomato sauce by peeling and cooking the San Marzano tomatoes in a tablespoon of heated olive oil for 15-20 minutes with a pinch of salt, adding a generous amount of the basil at the end of cooking. (you can also use ready- made passata instead of fresh tomatoes. I prefer passata rustica which is thicker)
- Cut the eggplants into long and thick slices ( just over half a inch). Immerse them in cold abundantly salted water. Remove them from the water after a couple of minutes, pat them dry and brush with a little olive oil.
- Cook the eggplant slices on both sides on a hot plate for a less oily result. Alternatively, you can fry them, but make sure to pat them with kitchen paper after to remove as much of the oil as possible. (I fried mine!)
- Once the eggplant slices are ready, take a loaf tin (30 x 13 x 5.8cm), grease it with butter and place the eggplant slices on the bottom and up the sides. Brush all the inner parts with beaten egg white to fix the casing. (The loaf tin needs to be 30cms in length to fit the pasta)
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for half the time indicated on the packet, preferably in a pot that allows long ziti or zitoni to cook without breaking.
- Strain the pasta well and season it with a few tablespoons of tomato sauce and plenty of grated Parmesan cheese.
- Now, place a layer of pasta on the eggplant at the bottom of the baking tin, add some tomato sauce, the grated Parmesan cheese, some basil and some mozzarella pieces.
- Continue with another layer of pasta and then with the other ingredients until you reach the top of the tin. Cover the top with more eggplant slices and brush with egg white.
- Bake for about 20 minutes in a hot oven at 180 degrees. Before serving allow the timballo to sit for 10-15 minutes, Turn the timballo out onto a flat plate and serve immediately in thick slices.
- Buon appetito!
Notes
- This recipe works best with long thick pasta with a hole in the middle, namely ziti or zitoni. You could also use candele, which are twice as long so you would need to break the pasta pieces in half.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
678kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
80g
(27%)
Protein
38g
(76%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
824mg
(34%)
Potassium
1087mg
(31%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
1803IU
(36%)
Vitamin C
22mg
(24%)
Calcium
669mg
(67%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 678 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 678kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 80g | 27% |
| Protein | 38g | 76% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 824mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 1087mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 1803IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 669mg | 67% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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