Timballo di riso e melanzane | Ci Pensa Giusina

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining creaminess.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Cook the rice according to package instructions.

Sauté the chopped onion in olive oil until translucent.

Add the long eggplants, diced, and cook until softened.

Stir in the tomato sauce, basil, salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar, and let simmer.

Combine the cooked rice with the sauce mixture.

Layer the rice mixture in a baking dish, alternating with slices of caciocavallo and scamorza.

Bake until the top is golden and bubbly.

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