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Eggplant Cannelloni
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Eggplant Cannelloni

Author: foodyschmoody

Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant
  • Cooking Spray
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1 onion small, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 12 oz jarred roasted red peppers reserve 2 T liquid
  • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 2 T capers
  • 6 oz herbed spreadable cheese ex. Aloutte, Green Mountain Greek Yogurt Spreadable Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 T parsley freshly chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Slice eggplant lengthwise very thin . Spray with cooking spray and place on a baking sheet. Cook in the preheated oven about 10 minutes, until softened and golden in color.
  • Set aside.
  • While eggplant is cooking, heat 1 T olive oil in large skillet. Add onion, cook until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, cook an additional 1 minute. Add roasted red peppers, 2 T of the roasted red pepper liquid, crushed tomatoes and capers. Simmer, 10 minutes. Using an immersion blender, process the sauce.
  • Spoon just enough sauce into a 9x13 casserole dish to cover the bottom.
  • In a bowl, combine herbed cheese, zest and parsley.
  • Place 1-2 T of cheese filling on the end of each eggplant slice and roll up.
  • Place each roll atop the sauce in the casserole dish, seam side down.
  • Spoon a little sauce over each roll.
  • Bake 15 minutes.
  • Serve over pasta with remaining sauce. Garnish with additional parsley if desired.