We had guests for dinner the other night. She is a Vegetarian, but not a
Vegan but her DH and my DH are carnivores and we are all watching
carbohydrate intake. I wanted to make something that would keep them all
happy.

My local market sells frozen grilled eggplant slices in a large plastic
bag. All they need is to be heated and served. I defrosted a bag of
these by layering them on a paper plate between sheets of white paper
toweling. I cut the peel from around the edges of the slices.

Using a small, oblong, Pyrex baking dish, I sprayed it with cooking
spray and put a layer of eggplant on the bottom. I added a layer of my
favorite lasagna cheese (to follow) and topped it with the rest of the
eggplant. I covered that with about 1 cup of Classico brand tomato &
basil sauce (no added sugars or sweeteners) and a mixture of shredded
low-fat mozzarella cheese, Parmagano Reggiano and Locatelli Romano.

Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in a 350 degree oven for
about an hour. Remove from oven, remove foil and let cool for 5 minutes
or so. Cut into squares and serve. Made 6 servings.

The cheese: 1 15 oz container low-fat ricotta cheese
1 egg
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon grated Parmesano Reggiano cheese
1 tablespoon grated Locatelli Romano cheese
1/2 cup low-moisture, part-skim shredded mozarella
5 gratings of a fresh nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste

Even the leftovers were good the next day.

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Janet Wilder wrote:
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Sounds like a nice Eggplant Parmesan, Janet! One of my favorites. I like
your lasagna cheese mixture. I would have put a thin layer of tomato sauce
on the bottom, before the eggplant. Locatelli is a Pecorino Romano, eh?

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Nick Cramer wrote:
Janet Wilder wrote:
[ . . . ]

Sounds like a nice Eggplant Parmesan, Janet! One of my favorites. I like
your lasagna cheese mixture. I would have put a thin layer of tomato sauce
on the bottom, before the eggplant. Locatelli is a Pecorino Romano, eh?


Yes to the Romano.

For us, an eggplant Parmesan would not have the layer of ricotta cheese
stuff in the middle.

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Janet Wilder
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