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Low-Fat Eggplant Lasagna Recipe

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Low-Fat Eggplant Lasagna Recipe
A wonderful vegetarian lasagna recipe full of healthy spinach and eggplant. This vegetarian and vegan lasagna recipe uses no cheese, so it is much lower in fat than a traditional lasagna.

See also: More Vegetarian Lasagna Recipes

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 medium eggplant, diced
  • 2 10 ounce packages frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
  • 1 64 ounce jar pre-made tomato sauce
  • 1 pound lasagna noodles

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Heat the olive oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Sautee the garlic for two minutes, then add the eggplant and stir. Cover the frying pan and cook until the eggplant is just tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Cover the bottom of a 9x12 inch baking pan with 2 cups of the tomato sauce, then cover the tomato sauce with 4 or 5 uncooked noodles. Cover this with a thin layer of sauce, then add the cooked eggplant and another thin layer of sauce. Add another layer of noodles followed by a thing layer of sauce, then the spinach and another thin layer of sauce. Add the remaining noodles and sauce.

Cover tightly with foil and bake for 45-50 minutes. Noodles are cooked when they can be pierced with a fork.

Makes six servings of eggplant and spinach lasagna. Reprinted with permission from The Compassionate Cook Cookbook.

Nutritional information, per serving:
Calories: 347, Calories from Fat: 41
% Daily Value:
Total Fat: 4.6g, 7%
Total Carbohydrates: 65.8g, 22%
Dietary Fiber: 9.2g, 37%
Protein: 16.3g
Vitamin A 199%, Vitamin C 83%, Calcium 14%, Iron 32%

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User Reviews

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I couldn't find eggplant, so I used zucchini; also added an extra clove of garlic, chopped onions, and baby portabellas. I thought it was great! Almost didn't fit in the baking dish due to extra vegetables. I screwed up and forgot the last layer of noodles, so added them after I'd already put the last layer of sauce on. Had to smear the sauce on top. Despite the screw up, it was still delicious. Never used vegan cheese, but the rice mozzarella was good!

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