Eggplant Manicotti with Creamy Pesto Filling

Name: Eggplant Manicotti with Creamy Pesto Filling
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters tub-style fat-free cream cheese; 680 grams eggplant, cut lengthwise into 20 (1/8-inch-thick) slices; 425 grams fat-free ricotta cheese; 237 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 118 milliliters fresh parsley leaves; 2 garlic cloves; 59 milliliters grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 57 grams 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided; 59 milliliters pine nuts, toasted; 0 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters low-fat spaghetti sauce, divided; 118 milliliters spinach leaves

Eggplant Manicotti with Creamy Pesto Filling might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 330 calories, 20g of protein, and 15g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of spinach leaves, pine nuts, ricotta cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and next 9 ingredients (mozzarella cheese through garlic) in a food processor, and process until smooth. Set pesto mixture aside.

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Mozzarella

Garlic

Pesto

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Food Processor

Arrange half the eggplant slices in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Broil 5 minutes or until lightly browned and very tender. Repeat procedure with remaining eggplant.

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Cooking Spray

Eggplant

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Baking Sheet

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

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Pasta Sauce

Cooking Spray

Spread

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Baking Pan

Place eggplant slices, browned sides down, on a smooth surface; spoon about 2 tablespoons pesto mixture in center of each slice (the amount will vary from 1 to 3 tablespoons depending on size of eggplant slices).

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Eggplant

Pesto

Roll up, starting at short ends; place eggplant rolls, seam sides down, over sauce. Repeat procedure with remaining eggplant and pesto mixture.

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Eggplant

Pesto

Roll