Nat and Darcy's Amazing Eggplant Lasagna

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Nat and Darcy's Amazing Eggplant Lasagna). We came up with this one as 'starving' university students looking for something easy and tasty that's NOT pasta. This lasagna is made with 3 cheeses and a sauce layered with eggplant 'noodles'. It worked out so well, it HAD to be made known to the rest of the world!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Nat and Darcy's Amazing Eggplant Lasagna

Ingredients

1 large eggplant

4 ounces bacon

2 cups favorite spaghetti sauce

¼ cup crumbled feta cheese

¼ cup ricotta cheese

1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Exquisite Yeastless Focaccia

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Peel the eggplant and trim the ends. Slice lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices to resemble lasagna noodles. Set on a tray and sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 15 minutes to sweat out some of the liquid. Turn slices over and repeat salting and sweating. Brush off excess salt.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until evenly browned on both sides. Remove to drain on paper towels.

Step 3

Spread a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9x7 inch casserole dish. Cover with a layer of eggplant slices. Sprinkle with a little of the shredded mozzarella then top with another thin layer of sauce and another layer of eggplant slices. Spread the ricotta cheese only on top of this layer of eggplant and cover with more eggplant. Spoon on more sauce then crumble feta cheese and bacon over the sauce followed by half of the remaining mozzarella cheese. Top with a final layer of eggplant remaining sauce and the rest of the shredded cheese.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until eggplant is tender about 25 minutes; if cheese does not brown turn on the broiler for about 5 minutes at the end.

Nutritional Information

Nat and Darcy's Amazing Eggplant Lasagna

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 224.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.9g 26%

Carbohydrates: 17.2g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 4g 16%

Sugars: 10.6g

Fat: 11.7g 18%

Saturated Fat: 5.9g 29%

Cholesterol: 35.9mg 12%

Vitamin A Iu: 627IU 13%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.7mg 52%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 2.7mg 5%

Folate: 28.6mcg 7%

Calcium: 296.8mg 30%

Iron: 1mg 6%

Magnesium: 38.2mg 14%

Potassium: 485.7mg 14%

Sodium: 804.2mg 32%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 105.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.