Eggplant Rolatini

A delicious dinner recipe made lighter: Eggplant Rolatini

I adapted this recipe a bit from Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook.  I’ve been making a lot of Weight Watchers type recipes recently.  Yes, I’ve been eating light lately!  But if you’re not eating light or have no interest in eating light… you don’t need to worry.  All of these recipes I’m sharing are really, really good, and they definitely aren’t “diet tasting” recipes.  Weight Watchers is good like that- you can eat whatever you want, but you just need to watch your portion sizes and choice of ingredients. If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card at the end of this post.

This recipe is one of the favorites I’ve tried recently. Slices of eggplant are rolled up with cheese like lasagna roll-ups. Then they’re smothered in marinara and topped with more cheese.

They come out all gooey like this.

Two roll-ups makes a complete serving. Eat these with a big side salad and you’re good to go for a healthy and delicious dinner!

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Eggplant Rolatini

By RecipeGirl.com (adapted from Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook)

Enjoy this delicious cheesy Italian specialty made just a little lighter.

Prep: 25 minutes mins

Cook: 30 minutes mins

Total: 55 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 medium (about 1½ pounds each) eggplants, peeled and each cut lengthwise into 4 thin slices
• ▢ 2 teaspoons olive oil
• ▢ 1 medium onion, chopped
• ▢ 3 medium garlic cloves, minced
• ▢ 1 cup fat free ricotta cheese
• ▢ 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ▢ ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
• ▢ 1¼ cups tomato basil marinara sauce (no more than 2g fat per serving)
• ▢ ⅓ cup shredded fontina or mozzarella cheese
• ▢ 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions 

• Place your oven rack 5 inches from the heat. Preheat your oven's broiler. Line a large baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Arrange the eggplant slices on the baking sheet. Broil, without turning, until deep golden brown, about 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 inch (or slightly smaller) dish with nonstick spray.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil and add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the ricotta, parsley and oregano. Stir in the onion mixture. Spread a couple of teaspoonfuls of the ricotta mixture onto the pale side of each eggplant slice. Spread to cover. Roll up each slice to enclose the filling. Place the eggplant rolls, seam-side-down, in the prepared baking dish.
• Spoon the marinara sauce on top of the rolls. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and Parmesan.
• Bake until the eggplant is browned and the sauce is bubbly, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 227kcal, Carbohydrates: 34g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 19mg, Sodium: 542mg, Potassium: 1113mg, Fiber: 12g, Sugar: 18g, Vitamin A: 1124IU, Vitamin C: 25mg, Calcium: 236mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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• Pesto Lasagna Roll-Ups by Two Peas and Their Pod