eggplant lasagna (no pasta)
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I love this one dish meal. You never miss the pasta. While not necessary, all those "optional" ingredients really add to the flavor. Make sure you have a crusty bread to mop up the sauce!!
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(1 rating)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For eggplant lasagna (no pasta)
- MOCK NOODLES
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1large eggplant, sliced thinly lengthwise
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cooking spray
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salt and pepper
- MEAT SAUCE
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1 1/2 lbground meat (optional)
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1onion, chopped
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2 clovegarlic, minced
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8 ozpackage mushrooms, sliced
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2 Tbspitalian seasoning
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salt and pepper
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1 tspred pepper flakes (optional)
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half of a package of power greens (fresh spinach, baby bok choy, baby red & green chard packed by newstar) or 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach (optional)
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1 cred wine (optional)
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15 ozcan tomato sauce
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14 1/2 ozcan diced tomatoes
- CHEESE MIXTURE
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1 clow fat cottage cheese
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1egg
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8 ozpackage shredded italian cheese blend
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8 ozpackage cream cheese (room temp)
How To Make eggplant lasagna (no pasta)
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1Preheat oven to 425 degrees
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2Sprinkle the eggplant slices with salt and them them "sweat" on a baking sheet for 30 minutes or so, then rinse
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3Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray, arrange eggplant slices and season with salt and pepper
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4Cook slices 3 or 4 minutes on each side (You don't want them brown, just soft)
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5Lower oven temp to 375 degrees
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6Brown meat, onino and garlic in olive oil.
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7Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes.
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8Add greens (frozen spinach or power greens), tomato sauce/tomatoes, spices and wine and simmer for 10 minutes
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9While your sauce simmers, combine cottage cheese, egg and Italian cheese in a bowl
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10Spread 1/3 of meat sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 baking dish
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11Layer ½ eggplant slices, ½ cottage cheese, ½ cream cheese (just pinch off pieces of the cream cheese and dot on) and ½ parmesan
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12Add Another layer of eggplant
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13Add 1/3 meat sauce, other ½ cottage cheese and other 1/2 cream cheese.
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14Pour remainder of meat sauce over all.
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15Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
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16Remove foil, top with remainder of parmesan and bake another 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned.
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17Let dish rest for 10 minutes before digging in.
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