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Weekly Recipe – Eggplant Spinach Lasagna Curls

October 22, 2010 By Tabitha Paculba 14 Comments

Every now and then a girl just wants a good piece of pasta and this easy lasagna dish does the trick.  We used eggplant in place of meat and curled it to help with portion control.  Traditional lasagna always has me going back for seconds but this method kept me satisfied without the additional calories and provides 24.9% of the daily recommended intake for calcium!  For more on the need for calcium see, Mama always said to drink my milk!

 

Eggplant Spinach Lasagna Curls

Makes 8 individual curls

Prep time: 1 hour; Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 Medium Japanese Eggplant, fresh, sliced crosswise in strips 1/4 inch thick
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 8 – Lasagna Noodles Whole Wheat
  • 1 16 oz-pkg Chopped Frozen Spinach
  • 1lb or 16 oz – Ricotta Cheese, part skim milk
  • 1 oz or .5 cup Grated Parmesan + 4 tbsp (set aside)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 14.5oz can of Fire Roasted Diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup – Marinara Sauce

Directions

Heat Oven to 450.

Roast eggplant:

In a large bowl, toss eggplant slices with oil, garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper (to taste). Arrange slices in an even layer on two baking sheets sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching baking sheet position halfway through baking, turning slices over once. Bake until tender, 12 to 14 minutes. When done, remove and set aside.

Reduce oven temperature to 350.

Make filling and assemble lasagne:

Cook lasagne noodles according to instructions on package. Drain noodles and rinse under cold running water.  While lasagna noodles are boiling, cook frozen spinach in microwave according to package instructions. Drain. Set aside.

Blend together ricotta, yolk, cooled spinach, parmesan, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper until combined.

Spoon canned tomatoes into a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Lay out 4 lasagne noodles. Spread 1/3 cup filling evenly over each noodle and cover with eggplant slices in 1 layer. Roll up and place seam side down in dish, making sure sides do not touch. Brush rolls with water, then spoon marinara sauce over each roll. Sprinkle with the 4 tbsp of parmesan that was set aside. Cover tightly with foil.

Bake in middle of oven for 20 minutes or until heated through and enjoy!


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Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: Balanced Diet, Calcium, Eggplant, Food, Health, Healthy Recipe, Lasagna, Nutrition, Pasta, Spinach

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Comments

  1. Theresa H Hall says

    November 3, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    I’ll be shopping for eggplant on Friday and will prepare this for my husband’s Birthday (we celebrate for a week), Dinner. Nice!

  2. Luke says

    November 4, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    Sounds like a blast! I’m not much of a vegetarian, but I really enjoyed this dish.

  3. Adryon says

    November 6, 2010 at 7:35 pm

    Sounds DELISH!!!

  4. Donna Dix says

    December 18, 2010 at 9:42 am

    We are pretty much vegetarian at our house, due to my husband’s diet restrictions. (Alkaline anti-cancer diet). There are some things that Dan can’t have in this recipe, but they are easy to change to make it possible for him to eat. Sounds wonderful.

  5. Kankana says

    February 21, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    I eat pasta at least once a week 🙂 I am officially in love with Pasta 😀 This is a great dish !

  6. Melissa@EyesBigger says

    February 21, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Oh I like the idea of curling up the noodles! I’m going to try that.

  7. Hester Casey - Alchemy says

    February 22, 2011 at 2:00 am

    Great idea for portion control – though I’m sure I’ll be tempted to seconds of this dish anyway!

  8. RavieNomNoms says

    February 22, 2011 at 6:01 am

    That looks delicious! I love eggplant and spinach together..

  9. Tabitha says

    February 24, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    Thank you Kankana, I made it when my brother and his girlfriend visited. I was surprised that 1) he ate it and 2) it was so filling! Yumminess all around! 🙂

  10. Tabitha says

    February 24, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    Isn’t it funny how a little change can alter a food’s presentation?

  11. Tabitha says

    February 24, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    Oh seconds are easy and tempting, but the fiber in this dish is surprisingly filling!

  12. Tabitha says

    February 24, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    Thank you, Ravie. These are two of my favorites as well.

  13. claire Gallam says

    March 2, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    These are just lovely!!

  14. Tabitha says

    March 4, 2011 at 9:30 am

    Thank you! A little involved but worth it!

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