Baked pasta and eggplant
Ingredients
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8 ozronzoni garden delight ziti
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·oil for frying
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1 largeeggplant, peeled, thinly sliced
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128 oz jar heart healthy prego spaghetti sauce
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2 creduced-fat, shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
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1/3 creduced-fat grated parmesan cheese, divided
How to Make Baked pasta and eggplant
- Heat oven to 400 Spray a 9" x 13" baking pan w/ cooking spray. Cook pasta, drain.In lg, deep skillet, heat 1/4' oil over medium heat. Cook eggplant in oil until well browned on both sides, add more oil as needed.
- Drain eggplant on paper towels. Reserve 1 cup spaghetti sauce. Combine remaining sauce w/ ziti pasta. Layer 1/2 the ziti mix into bottom of pan. Sprinkle w/ 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/2 the eggplant and 2 tbsp parmesan cheese. Repeat layers.
- Top w/ reserved sauce and remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Bake, uncovered for 30 mins, or until bubbly and cheese is melted.