After having a delicious eggplant rollatini at an Italian restaurant, I decided I just had to learn how to make it! Hope you enjoy my recipe.
Prep
27 min
Cook
73 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
1 eggplant
, peeled and cut lengthwise into ¼-inch slices
1 egg
, beaten
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup ricotta cheese
10 slices prosciutto
1
, 14 ounce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 pound angel hair pasta
, Optional
Instructions
1
Gather the ingredients.
2
Dip eggplant slices in egg, then coat with bread crumbs. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3
Fry eggplant slices on each side until golden brown. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4
Spread a thin layer of ricotta cheese onto each slice of eggplant. Place a slice of prosciutto onto each one. Roll up tightly, and place seam-side down in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour tomato pasta sauce over eggplant rolls, and top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
5
Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cheese is melted and lightly browned.
6
If you want to serve the eggplant rollatini on pasta, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil while eggplant rolls are baking. Add pasta, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until tender. Drain.
7
Serve eggplant rolls and sauce over pasta.
Nutrition per serving
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