Best Cheesy Eggplant Lasagna Recipes

LOW FAT CHEESY SPINACH AND EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Drop lasagna noodles into water and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Cook until noodles are tender but still slightly firm, about 8 minutes.
• Drain water from the noodles and let cool.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Cook and stir garlic and eggplant chunks until eggplant is partially cooked, about 7 minutes.
• Pour tomato sauce into the skillet and simmer until eggplant is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Combine ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, and egg in a bowl.
• Mix spinach into ricotta cheese mixture.
• Spread a layer of tomato sauce mixture into the bottom of a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Place 4 noodles on top of the sauce, overlapping if necessary.
• Spoon 1/3 of the remaining tomato sauce over noodles.
• Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the tomato sauce
• Repeat layers twice more, starting with noodles and following with sauce and ricotta mixture.
• Top the lasagna with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until the ricotta filling is set and mozzarella cheese topping is lightly browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

CHEESY EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Lightly mist a 13x9" baking dish with olive oil spray & set aside.
• Lightly mist the eggplant with olive oil spray. Place on a nonstick baking sheet. Sprinkle both sides with garlic salt. Broil 6" from the heat source for 3-5 minutes per side, or until tender & browned in spots.
• Meanwhile, lightly mist a nonstick skillet with olive oil spray. Set over med. heat and cook ground turkey until no longer pink.
• Remove turkey & re-spray the pan with olive oil spray. Add mushrooms and garlic. Stir occasionally for approx 8-10 minutes or until mushrooms are turning brown.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place 1/2 of the eggplant in the bottom of baking pan, then 1/2 of the mushroom mixture, the 1/2 of the turkey, 1 tsp italian seasoning, 1/2 the marinara & 1/2 the cheese. Repeat layers, then cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Remove fol & bake for 10- 15 more minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Remove & let stand for 10 minutes before cutting into 6 squares.

CHEESY BEEF & EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Microwave eggplant in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 6 to 7 min. or until tender.
• Meanwhile, brown meat with onions and garlic in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat. Add pasta sauce, cream cheese spread, milk and eggplant; mix well. Cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until heated through. Remove from heat.
• Spread about 1-1/2 cups sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with 5 noodles. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining sauce, shredded cheese and Parmesan. Cover.
• Bake 1 hour, uncovering for the last 15 min. Let stand 10 min. before serving.

SUPER-CHEESY EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook turkey with Italian seasoning and garlic powder in large nonstick skillet until done; drain.
• Mix egg white, ricotta, Parmesan and 1 tsp. each parsley and basil until blended.
• Spread ¾ cup sauce in bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Layer half each of the eggplant, ricotta mixture, turkey mixture, remaining sauce and shredded cheese; repeat layers except do not add remaining shredded cheese. Cover.
• Bake 1 hour. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese, parsley and basil. Bake 15 to 20 min. or until cheese is melted and lasagna is heated through. Let stand 10 min. before serving.