Amazing Eggplant Lasagna Recipe – Homemade Lasagna

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while maintaining texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive than olive oil.

Peel the skin off the eggplant and slice it thinly.

Season the flour with salt and pepper.

Prepare the egg wash by seasoning it with salt, pepper, parsley, and granulated garlic.

Flour the sliced eggplant, then dip it in the egg wash, ensuring to remove excess egg.

Fry the eggplant slices until golden brown.

In a bowl, mix together eggs, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and fresh parsley, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Spread a layer of sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.

Layer fresh pasta sheets over the sauce, ensuring they cover the bottom.

Add a layer of fried eggplant on top of the pasta sheets.

Add a little more sauce over the eggplant layer.

Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used, finishing with a layer of pasta sheets and sauce on top.

Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese and black pepper on top of the final layer.

Cover the lasagna and place it in the oven.

Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for about two hours.

Let the lasagna rest for 20 minutes before serving.

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