Craving Italian but want to take a pass on pasta? Enter eggplant. Fill up on this high-fiber and protein-rich version of a classic comfort meal.
Servings: 4 Print Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large eggplants, cut lengthwise into 1/4" slices (12 slices total)
- Cooking spray
- Sauce:
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 cups jarred roasted red peppers (packed in water), drained
- Filling:
- 1 container (14 ounce) firm tofu (not “silken”)
- 3 Tablespoons hot giardiniera
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- Topping
- 3/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
Directions
- Pre-heat broiler.
- Mist eggplant slices with cooking spray and broil about 15 minutes (until golden), turning once.
- In food processor, puree garlic, oil, vinegar, basil and peppers until smooth.
- Mash tofu, giardiniera and basil with fork until ricotta cheese-like texture.
- Put 2 Tablespoons of tofu filling on the end of each eggplant slice, roll and place rolls in baking dish misted with oil spray.
- Top with red pepper sauce and parmesan cheese.
- Broil until cheese is golden and rolls are heated through.
Nutritional Facts for Eggplant Manicotti with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
3 manicotti
4
Daily Value %*
16%
26%
20%
3%
10%
9%
52%
48%
%
90%
20%
%
* Daily Value % based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Laura says
Can you use ricotta instead of tofu?
Dawn says
Yes, you can use ricotta instead of tofu! xx
Melanie says
What is giardiniera?
Dawn says
It’s an Italian-American condiment. Very popular in Chicago! It’s a relish of pickled veggies. It’s sold in a jar, usually near the olives in the grocery store.
Morgan says
Hi,
Other than ricotta, do you have any recommendations on what I can use to substitute the tofu?
Thank you!
Dawn says
The tofu is the PROTEIN. So you can swap in any protein you’d like. Tofu is a great plant protein, choose organic. You can also use ricotta or cottage cheese. Or you can make a different, more meaty type of filling all together using cooked/smashed lentils, grassfed ground beef or ground organic chicken/turkey.