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    Published: Jul 3, 2014 by Dina-Marie · Modified: Nov 13, 2021 3 Comments This post may contain affiliate links

    Eggplant Lasagna

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    This Easy Eggplant Lasagna Recipe can be a Vegetarian Lasagna or a meat lover's delight. It is a great way to use the fresh eggplant from your garden and also works well with frozen eggplant! A comforting and delicious meal that the whole family will enjoy.

    Easy Eggplant Lasagna - Vegetarian Lasagna shown on plate ready to eat

     

    I love lasagna! And, do you what is better than plain lasagna? Eggplant Lasagna. I am confident that the following Easy Eggplant Lasagna Recipe is sure to become your new family favorite - it is ours!

    Why? Well, number one - it tastes great! And, number two, like the name says, it is easy! Really, who doesn't like lasagna?

    Think Garfield and his great admiration for Lasagna. Plus, Easy Eggplant Lasagna is gluten free! It can also be a Vegetarian Lasagna recipe!

    For years, my go-to lasagna recipe has been Spinach Lasagna, but one vegetable that our garden produces abundantly is eggplant. In an effort to be creative, I began using eggplant in place of the noodles - and, it is delicious!

    So now, the eggplant dish of choice coming from my kitchen is Eggplant Lasagna. Oh, I still use spinach in the filling sometimes, and sometimes I don't.

    One thing I do add since going on the GAPS diet, is meat from our recently butchered cow. Don't worry if you are vegetarian though, just leave the meat out - this Easy Eggplant Lasagna is delicious as a Vegetarian Lasagna!

    A photo of an eggplant on a table to make eggplant lasagna

    Tips For Freezing Eggplant

    I normally do not peel my eggplant if I am using fresh. But, when eggplant is pouring out of the garden, I wash, peel, slice and freeze it. I did not always peel it, after all, why add another step to the processing.

    The result was a freezer full of eggplant with tough skin! For some reason, after freezing, the eggplant skin gets tough and does not become tender with cooking. So, now I take the extra time and peel it - it is so much more enjoyable to eat!

    While many Eggplant Lasagna recipes call for roasting the eggplant slices first (which I give instructions for below), I normally boil mine.

    Being basically lazy, I have even tried placing the thawed eggplant slices into the dish without cooking and just allow them to cook with the lasagna.

    If the eggplant was very young and tender this works but otherwise, it tends to be a bit under-cooked. So now, I cook the eggplant first and then assemble the lasagna.

     

    How To Prepare Eggplant Lasagna

    Which brings me to the point of preparing each layer and then assembling the Eggplant Lasagna into the final dish. My preparation looks like this:

    First I season tomato sauce with Italian spices. This is much more economical for a large family than jars of ready-made tomato sauce - and only the ingredients I choose go into it! But, feel free to substitute ready made tomato/spaghetti sauce.

    While simmering the sauce, I also begin water boiling and cook the eggplant. Finally, while the eggplant is cooking, I prepare the filling. Now comes the fun part - putting it all together to make that beautiful dish of Easy Eggplant Lasagna!

    For Vegetarian Lasagna use tomato sauce without meat - it is delicious too!

     

    Extra Tips For Making Eggplant Lasagna;

    • You can replace with beef with spinach or lentil to create a vegetarian lasgana
    • If you have leftover vegetables in your fridge that need used up, use them in this!
    • You can top the lasagna with any good melting cheese you have, cheddar, gruyere etc.

    Easy Eggplant Lasagna - Vegetarian Lasagna shown on table ready to eat

    If you’ve tried this Eggplant Lasagna - Vegetarian Lasagna or the meat lover's version - or any other recipe on Cultured Palate please take a minute to rate the recipe and leave a comment letting me know how you liked it. I love hearing from you! You can also FOLLOW ME on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YouTube and TWITTER.

    You might also enjoy this Stuffed Eggplant Parmesan recipe!

    Eggplant Lasagna

    Cultured Palate

    Love this low-carb version of traditional pasta.

    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 20 mins

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian

    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 545 kcal

    Ingredients

      

    • 2 - 3 eggplants depending upon size

    Filling:

    • 2 lbs Ricotta Cheese
    • 3 eggs
    • 2 - 10 oz pkgs frozen chopped spinach optional
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Tomato Sauce:

    • 32 oz jar of spaghetti sauce OR
    • 32 oz can tomato sauce
    • 1 lb ground beef
    • 2 onions chopped
    • 4 cloves garlic minced
    • 2 tablespoon oregano
    • 2 tablespoon basil
    • 6 tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

     

    • Peel the eggplant (or not - your choice) and slice lengthwise in ¾ inch slices.

    Cook eggplant:

    • To Boil: Cook eggplant slices until tender in boiling water.
    • To roast: Place eggplant slices in a single layer on cookie sheets. Brush lightly with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake at 400F for 10 minutes. Turn slices over and bake for another 10 minutes or until golden brown and tender.

    Make Filling:

    • Combine all ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

    Make Tomato Sauce:

    • In a medium saucepan heat oil and saute onions and garlic until tender. Add ground beef and continue to stir until browned. Add the remaining ingredients, reduce heat and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes. Adjust spices to taste.

    Assemble:

    • In a greased 13 x 9 pan, starting with a bit of tomato sauce in the bottom to prevent sticking, layer:

      Eggplant Slices
      Filling
      Tomato Sauce
      Mozzarella Cheese
      In that order! Be sure to end with Mozzarella Cheese.

    • Bake at 350F for 1 hour.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    Extra Tips For Making Eggplant Lasagna;
    • You can replace with beef with spinach or lentil to create a vegetarian meal
    • If you have leftover vegetables in your fridge that need used up, use them in this!
    • You can top the lasagna with any good melting cheese you have, cheddar, gruyere etc.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 545kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 28gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 159mgSodium: 1192mgPotassium: 1130mgFiber: 7gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1180IUVitamin C: 14.4mgCalcium: 313mgIron: 4mg

    Keyword eggplant lasagna, low carb, Vegetarian Lasagna
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    1. Elise says

      July 03, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      Looks and sounds delicious!!

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    2. Emily Kemp says

      April 24, 2018 at 1:54 am

      5 stars
      This is the most delicious comfort food ever, I need to try your version because I've never used ricotta and eggs in the filling, sounds so yummy!

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