Eggplant Rollatini

Ingredients
  

  • 1 eggplant
  • 1-pound fresh ricotta
  • 1/2 cup pecorino cheese, shredded
  • 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1 large egg
  • Handful fresh parsley, chopped
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • 24-ounces tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp. olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 400ºF.
  • Begin by coating a baking sheet with olive oil.
  • Slice the ends off of the eggplant; holding the eggplant vertically, cut lengthwise thin slices.
  • Place the eggplant slices onto the baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 4 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool off before rolling.
  • In a medium bowl, mix the ricotta, pecorino cheese, 1/2 of the mozzarella, parsley, egg, black pepper, and salt; mix to thoroughly combine.
  • Next, spread a ladle of tomato sauce evenly on the bottom of a baking pan.
  • Once the eggplant has cooled off, place a spoonful of the cheese filling at the wider end of the eggplant slices and then roll the eggplant over itself.
  • Place the eggplant roll with the loose end on the bottom of the pan so it does not unroll while baking; continue these steps until the baking pan is full.
  • Cover the top of the eggplant rollatini’s with another layer of tomato sauce.
  • Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, remove from the oven and sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella cheese on top; place back into the oven, for about 5 minutes, to let the cheese melt.
  • Remove from the oven and serve while still hot.
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