Fall in love with the flavour of these cheesy eggplant rollatini! No breading, no oils, just cooked eggplant stuffed with ricotta, parmigiano cheese, and lots of fresh basil. Then baked to perfection with freshly grated cheese and rich tomato sauce — the most delicious low carb dish everyone will enjoy.
Eggplant rollatini is an Italian-style dish that consists of thinly sliced eggplant that is usually baked, “rolled” up with ricotta cheese and herb filling. It’s a satisfying way to enjoy the Italian flavors you love without any meat being involved at all.
Eggplant Rollatini
Recipe Type: lunch, dinner
Ingredients:
– eggplant: use 1 large eggplant or several smaller eggplants.
(Mucci Farms)
– ricotta cheese: for the filling!
(Galati Cheese Company Ltd)
– tomato sauce
(La San Marzano)
– parmigiano cheese: fresh is always best
(Galati Cheese Company Ltd)
– 1 egg: this helps bind the cheese
– 1-2 garlic cloves: fresh garlic is best
– basil: I always use a lot of fresh basil
(Rico Roots Plant Farm)
*fresh basil in Italian dishes for bright, fresh herb flavor. I don’t recommend swapping for dried basil*
– Mozzarella cheese: for all that cheesy goodness on top. Use fresh slices or shredded mozz!
(Galati Cheese Company Ltd)
– salt
– EVOO-Extra Virgin Olive Oil
( I used basil infused EVOO, but any EVOO will do)
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 400F. Salt eggplant on both sides and let sit to “sweat” for 10 minutes — Pat dry with paper towel and wipe off remaining salt.
2) Lay eggplant on a lightly greased sheet pan and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.
3) Mix in a bowl ricotta cheese, parmigiano cheese, egg, salt & pepper, minced garlic, and chopped fresh basil. Then, add sauce to the bottom of your baking dish.
4) After eggplant has cooled, spoon 1-2 tablespoon of ricotta filling on eggplant, then roll and lay in baking dish with sauce. Repeat until finished.
5) Spoon sauce over eggplant, sprinkle with mozzarella and parmigiano cheese. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for 10 minutes.
I never enjoyed eggplant fully until having dinner at Rosa’s. Excellent cook!
This recipe does such a great job of highlighting all the delicious flavours of Eggplant! Rosa frequently tags us on Instagram with her creations and it’s always impressive!
Love this Rosa! Looks amazing! So proud of you! Can’t wait to see what you do next week!!!
Looks amazing! Healthy and delicious 🥰
How much Ricotta, Parm, sauce?
Hello Gregory.
I used:
-one bottle of sauce
-1/2C parmigiano cheese
-3C ricotta cheese
-4 small mucci farms eggplants
Let me know if this helps.
Rosa
I’m so excited to try this delicious looking recipe♥️. It looks healthy and fresh
Ottima ricetta! I tuoi piatti sono sempre originali e buonissimi! Buoni da mangiare e belli da vedere! Complimenti
This was a great dish Mom! Keep up the great work! ❤❤
Mmmm I love eggplants this recipe looks so delicious! I follow Rosa on Instagram I just ❤️All her food posts she has so many recipes created professionally! She is definitely a great chef👌
always good at it
i love her food 🔝
Mmmm I love eggplant! This recipe looks amazing and I feel like I could taste it as I was reading through the recipe! Thank you for sharing Rosa!
Love all of her recipes!
This is such a delicious recipe! I’ve saved it to try next time I have family for dinner! I love Rosa’s Instagram account, she has such yummy ideas 🙂
Wow! Another amazing recipe!
Another fabulous dish! Simply mouthwatering.
Rosa has the most amazing recipes! Just like this one! She’s a beautiful soul and I believe it shows through her culinary creations.
I love eggplants! This is such a fun and easy recipe! I could feel the flavours coming all together! Mm! So good! Thank you Rosa for another inspiration!
I enjoy the flavour and texture that eggplant allows in various recipes. These rollatinis are no exception Delicious Bella.
Such a fun and delicious recipe. I follow Rosa on Instagram and can vouch for her consistently high quality recipes! Plus aubergine is my fave!!