low carb Eggplant Lasagna
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
16.0 oz Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, broiled [hamburger, ground round]3.0 tbsp Sofrito Sauce0.33 cup Tomato Sauce2.0 tsp Knorr Chicken Bouillon4.0 eggplant, peeled (yield from 1-1/4 lb) Eggplant, fresh1.0 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated2.0 cup Kroger Colby and Monterey Jack Cheese shredded1.0 tsp, crumbled Bay Leaf8.0 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil1.5 cup Sauce, Prego Marinara Sauce
The eggplant
1. peal the eggplants with a potato peeler
2. cut the eggplant in aprox 1/3" (inch) thick slices.
3. cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and brush it with the EVOO (extra virgin olive oil). place the eggplant slices.
4. Brush the slices with the remaining EVOO.
5. Sprinkle a small amount of salt over the slices
4. Bake on 350 °F more or less 30 minutes. They will be soft and have golden spots. set aside to cool
The meat
1. in a nonstick pan place 1 tbsp. EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) the sofrito and the tomato sauce. Cook for 2 mintues.
2. Add the bay leaf, and the chicken bouillon, let the bouillon dissolve.
3. Add the raw meat and stir, when it is brown, taste and add salt to your prefference. set aside
In a lasagna pan
1. Put a small part of the Marinara Sauce, sprinkle with a small amount of Parmessan Cheese.
2. Divide the eggplants in 2 ( for top and bottom layer)
place the bottom layer. put half the shredded cheese.
3. put the layer using all of the beef.
4. Put over the beef the remaining Shredded Cheese.
5. Put the last layer of eggplant.
6. Cover with the remaing Marinara Sauce and sprinkle the remaining Parmesan Cheese.
7. Bake on 350°F covered for 20 minutes.
8. uncover and continue baking 10 more minutes to brown.
Let it 5 cool minutes and enjoy.
I usually eat this with a garden salad with Italian dressing!!!
Serving Size: Makes 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6.0
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARIEJIMENEZ.
Serving Size: Makes 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6.0
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARIEJIMENEZ.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 722.1
- Total Fat: 52.3 g
- Cholesterol: 121.6 mg
- Sodium: 1,220.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 25.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.5 g
- Protein: 41.0 g
Member Reviews