Making an incredibly satisfying, hearty lasagna with unbelievable flavor with no noodles - Gluten Free Spinach Eggplant Lasagna.
Course dinner
Cuisine Gluten free, Italian food, vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 12people
Calories 215kcal
Author Feed Your Soul Too
Ingredients
2WholeEggplantsCut lengthwise
2MediumZucchiniCut lengthwise
1CartonGrape Tomatoes
1/2WholeYellow Oniondiced
4ClovesGarlicdiced
2TbspOlive Oildivided
1TbspItalian Seasoning
1TbspOregano
2TspBlack Pepper
28OuncesSan Marzano whole tomatoes
2TbspKosher Salt
16OuncesMozzarellashredded
8OuncesRicotta
Instructions
In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil on medium high heat. Add the onions and soften. Next add the tomatoes and garlic and cook until the tomatoes begin to blister. With an immersion blender, puree the vegetables. Add the san marzano tomatoes and cook down for 10 minutes.
Break up with a wooden spoon while cooking and continue to simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove from the pan and add the second tbsp of olive oil. Add the spinach and cook until it wilts - season with salt and pepper as you cook. Once cooked let cool. Once cool, squeeze out the remaining water.
Layout the sliced eggplant and drizzle the Kosher salt on the slices pulling out the moisture.
In a 13" x 9" glass baking dish, begin layering the lasagna. Begin by putting the marinara sauce on the bottom. At this point, you can really layer in any order you want. I did 3 layers of eggplant and 2 layers of zucchini. Mix sauce between most layers and add cheese in most layers.
Finish with an eggplant layer and top with cheese. I also should make clear that I seasoned each layer with spice as I layered the dish.
Add to a 450 degree oven and bake for 30 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
One of my readers tried the recipe and shared a couple of suggestions I want to pass on. The biggest insight was that there was too much liquid. Both the eggplant and zucchini contain a lot of water. So they should both be salted to take out some of the moisture. We could also par bake each of these two vegetables for 15 minutes for the eggplant and 5 - 10 minutes for the zucchini which would also take out some of the water. Nutrition is an estimate per serving.