Eggplant Parmesan Recipe With Cottage Cheese
Always use a good parmesan or romano cheese like locatelli or reggiano any time a recipe calls for grated cheese.
Eggplant parmesan recipe with cottage cheese. Pour remaining sauce on top of layers and sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese. I made this lighter by roasting the eggplant in the oven instead using reduced fat mozzarella and fat free ricotta which reduces the fat and calories significantly. Sprinkle with mozzarella and then the remaining parmesan cheese. In a 9x13 inch baking dish evenly spread 1 1 2 cups of spaghetti sauce.
Traditionally eggplant parmesan is breaded and fried before baking. Bake at 350ยบ for 30 35. In a large bowl combine the eggs ricotta 1 2 cup parmesan cheese basil and pepper. Place eggplant slices on a cookie sheet.
Top with cottage cheese and remaining eggplant slices followed by marinara sauce. Fold in the basil and parsley. Add the egg and 1 4 cup parmesan season with salt and pepper and pulse to combine. Mix cottage cheese and mozzarella and spread it over sauce.
Mix together cottage cheese eggs and garlic salt. Layer half of the cottage cheese mixture half of the eggplant slices and one third of the mozzarella on top. Top the eggplant with 1 2 of the cheese mixture. The cheese mixture is prepared next by mixing egg with cottage cheese parmesan cheese and 1 4 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
Arrange a single layer of eggplant slices on top of the sauce. This mixture is then spread over the eggplant. 6 to 8 servings. Next the sausage mixture is spread over the cheese.
Put eggplant on bottom of pan. 140 calories per serving. Arrange half of eggplant. Preheat oven to 350.
Lay 2 noodles side by side over the sauce. 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese and cottage cheese stir well and set. Sauce mozzarella and parmesan top with all the. Spread 1 2 cup marinara on the bottom of.
A little oregano is sprinkled over the sausage layer then it s all topped off with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Using a food processor puree the cottage cheese. Spread spaghetti sauce over eggplant. Spray 8x8 baking pan with nonstick spray.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Meanwhile in a large bowl combine the cottage cheese ricotta 1 cup mozzarella 1 2 cup romano and 1 2 teaspoon pepper. Grill eggplant on george foreman grill for about 5 10 minutes until soft. Repeat layering process until all the eggplant and cheese mixture is used.
Bake until hot and bubbling 30 to 40 minutes. Baking dishes layer 1 1 2 cups tomato sauce four eggplant slices 1 cup ricotta mixture and 2 cups mozzarella cheese. Greased 12x8x2 inch casserole dish. This is one of my favorite ways to eat eggplant.