Best Fried Eggplant Lasagna Rolls Recipes

EGGPLANT LASAGNA ROLLS

Steps:

• Position racks in the middle and upper third of oven; preheat to 425 degrees F. Coat 2 rimmed baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Slice each eggplant lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Discard any small or misshapen pieces. You should have about 24 strips. Sprinkle the strips with 1/4 teaspoon salt and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Pat the eggplant slices dry and brush both sides with oil. Place on the prepared pans, overlapping the slices a little if necessary. Roast until soft and beginning to brown, swapping the pans from top to bottom midway, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, 1/4 cup basil, 2 teaspoons garlic and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Spread 1/2 cup of the mixture in a broiler-safe 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Squeeze spinach to remove any excess liquid. Combine the spinach, ricotta, Parmesan, pepper and the remaining 1 teaspoon garlic in a medium bowl.
• When the eggplant is cool enough to handle, spread a generous tablespoon of the ricotta mixture on each slice. Starting from the narrowest end, roll up the slices and place in the baking pan seam-side down. Top with the remaining tomato mixture.
• Bake the rolls on the middle rack until the tomato mixture is hot and bubbling, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and preheat the broiler to high.
• Top the rolls with mozzarella. Broil until the cheese is bubbling and beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup basil and serve.

FRIED EGGPLANT LASAGNA ROLLS

Steps:

• 1.Slice the eggplant lengthwise into 12 1/8 - 1/4" thick slices. Arrange the eggplant slices on a baking sheet and sprinkle both sides generously with salt. Set aside to draw out the moisture, about 40 min. Transfer the eggplant to a colander and rinse. Pat very dry with paper towels 2. Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce: Heat 3 tbs olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 min. Stir in the tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, the garlic, basil, sugar and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and summer until slightly thickened, 30 min. Discard the basil sprigs and puree the sauce with an immersion blender (or puree in a regular blender in batches) 3. Mix the flour and 1 tsp salt in a shallow bowl. Beat the eggs in a separate shallow bowl. Combine the breadcrumbs, 3 tbs parmesan, the garlic powder, Italian seasoning, 1 two salt and 1/2 tsp pepper in a third shallow bowl. One at a time, dip each eggplant slice in the flour, then the eggs, then the breadcrumbs and transfer to a baking sheet. 4. Heat the remaining , 3 tbs olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 4 eggplant slices and cook until golden brown and crisp, 1 - 2 min per side. Remove to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining eggplant, adding more oil to the skillet as needed. 5. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lasagna noodles and cook as the label directs for al dente. Remove 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain the noodles. Stir the reserved cooking water into the tomato sauce. 6. Assemble the lasagna rolls: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Pour 5 cups of the tomato sauce into a 9x13" baking dish. Spread 1 tbs ricotta on a lasagna noodle; top with 1 tbs parmesan, 3 heaping tbs mozzarella, another lasagna noodle and 2 eggplant slices to cover the length of the entire noodle. Top the eggplant with 2 heaping tbs of the tomato sauce. Starting with a short end, roll up the stack into a spiral. Use a sharp knife to slice the spiral in half to make 2 spirals. Place each piece in the baking dish cut-side down with the wavy edges of the noodle facing up. Continue with the remaining lasagna noodles and eggplant slices until you have 12 spirals in t he baking dish. Top with any remaining ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella. 7. Cover the dish with foil and bake until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling, 20 - 25 min. Uncover and continue to bake until browned on top, 10 - 12 more min. Top with basil and serve with any remaining tomato sauce.

FRIED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Peel 2 small eggplants and cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Put 1 cup flour in a shallow bowl, beat 4 eggs in another bowl and put 1 cup breadcrumbs in another. Coat the eggplant in flour, then egg (let any excess drip off), then breadcrumbs. Heat 1/4 inch of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the eggplant in batches until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side (add more oil if necessary). Drain on a rack and sprinkle with salt.

EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Oil 2 baking sheets and a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• Whisk eggs and water together in a shallow dish. Combine Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, salt, and ground black pepper in a separate shallow dish.
• Dip eggplant slices into egg mixture, then press each gently into bread crumb mixture. Gently tap off any excess crumbs. Arrange slices on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake eggplant slices in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Flip eggplant and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove eggplant from the oven and increase temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef. Season beef with salt and ground black pepper. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir tomato sauce into ground beef; bring to a simmer and set sauce aside.
• Place 1/3 of the eggplant slices on bottom of the dish. Pour 1/3 of tomato sauce with ground beef on top of eggplant layer. Sprinkle 1/3 of mozzarella cheese on top of sauce layer. Repeat 2 more times, finishing with a layer of mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before slicing.

LUXURIOUS SPINACH LASAGNA ROLL-UPS WITH EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Finely chop the onion, mince the garlic.
• Remove the peel and slice eggplant into long strips about 1/8 inch thick, then place on a plate.
• Take tomatoes out of the can and crush them with your hands or with a hand blender.
• In a medium saucepot, drizzle in olive oil. Toss in onion, garlic, and red chili flakes. Swirl ingredients with a spoon then turn on the heat to a medium setting.
• When garlic and onion start to sizzle, pour in tomatoes, and then add basil leaves.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste then partially cover and turn heat to a simmer. Cook for about 25-30 minutes or until thickened.
• While the sauce is simmering, heat up olive oil in a sauté pan then place eggplant strips in and cook for about 2 minutes a side or until they start to turn golden in color.
• Place the cooked eggplant on a paper towel-lined plate. Continue cooking eggplant until they are all done. Set aside.
• Get a large pot of salted water on boil.
• Place lasagna sheets into the pot of boiling salted water and cook as instructed on the package. Take out once cooked and drain. Place in a bowl.
• Gather your ingredients: ricotta, pasta noodles, mozzarella, fried eggplant, tomato sauce, and Parmigiano in front of you.
• Take one of the cooked lasagna sheets and place it on a plate, spread a tablespoon of the ricotta onto the sheet. Add on diced mozzarella and grated Parmigiano.
• Top with 1-2 slices of the fried eggplant and start to roll with the closest end to you, rolling forward to the other end. Place roll-up seam side down.
• Cut in half so you have two roll-ups with crinkled edges.
• In a 9 x 13 baking dish ladle in a good amount of tomato sauce, saving some for the top and plating. Place the roll-ups cut side down into the sauce. Continue this process until all the rolls are in the dish. There will be 12.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius).
• Spoon some of the tomato sauce sparsely on top. Sprinkle on some of the mozzarella and Parmigiano.
• Dust with the breadcrumbs and a drizzle of olive oil, and into the middle rack of the oven you go for about 20 minutes. For the last 2 minutes, I turn the grill on and get that top nice and crispy. Watch it though because it could burn. Take out of the oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
• Spoon some of the leftover sauce onto the plate creating a pool. Take two of the rollups and put them on top of the tomato sauce.
• Garnish with fresh basil. Ready to serve.

STUFFED EGGPLANT PARMESAN ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
• Slice eggplant into 1/4-inch thick slices lengthwise; discard the end slices with skin. Lay the eggplant slices on paper towels and sprinkle both sides generously with sea salt. Let slices drain for 30 minutes; rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Dip each eggplant slice in flour and shake off excess; dip into egg and then into bread crumbs.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat and fry the slices until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels, place on baking sheets, and refrigerate eggplant for 10 minutes.
• Mix ricotta cheese, Romano cheese, and garlic in a bowl; season to taste with salt and black pepper. Place a cooled eggplant slice onto a work surface and mound 1/3 to 1/2 cup of cheese mixture in the center; roll up slice and place seam side down into the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining slices and cheese filling.
• Bake rolls in the preheated oven until filling is hot, about 25 minutes.

CHEESY EGGPLANT ROLL-UPS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
• Slice the ends the eggplants and slice them into ¼ -inch (½ cm) slices and lay them out on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
• Season with a pinch of salt on both sides of the eggplant slices and let them sweat for 20 minutes, then dry them with a paper towel. Once dried; add a pinch of pepper.
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until soft.
• Meanwhile, in a medium-size bowl, mix ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, basil, and egg.
• Remove eggplant slices from the oven and turn oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the mixture onto eggplant slice then roll it up, repeating for all slices.
• In a 11x17-inch (28 x 43cm) baking sheet, pour ½ of the marinara sauce, then add all the roll-ups seam down. Pour remaining ½ of marinara sauce, and top with basil and parmesan.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden brown.
• Enjoy!