I was so excited when Sea at Book of Yum hosted a second month of her ”Adopt a Gluten Free Blogger” web event. I idea of the event is to pick a blogger who’s recipe you want to try, then make it and write about it. As soon as I saw this recipe for Eggplant Lasagna on Carol’s blog Simply Gluten Free, I knew that I had to make it, and that it would be perfect for this event.
You can find the recipe for Carol’s Gluten Free Eggplant Lasagna HERE. She’s right, you don’t miss the noodles – and non-gluten free people won’t miss them either!
Here’s a basic idea of what I did. First, instead of noodles, she uses layers of grilled eggplant. I cooked my eggplant in the oven under the broiler. Then for the sauce: she browned sausage then used a store-bought tomato sauce, so I did the same. I used the Hans brand spicy Italian pork sausage (all natural) and Amy’s basic and garlic spaghetti sauce. Then for the cheese layer it is a combination of ricotta, Parmesan, and beaten egg. I did make it a little healthier by using part-skim ricotta. Then the whole thing gets topped with mozzarella and baked in the oven. This would be easy to make vegetarian simply by altering the sauce.
It was SO good.
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Oh, that does look really good. And a great way to add more veggies!
I’m always saying I want to add more veggies into stuff, especially hiding it in pasta sauce. My big problem is planning ahead. If I can ever get around to doing that, then I’d probably be in pretty good shape, lol.
I’m glad you liked it! I have had a number of my friends – gluten eaters – ask for this recipe – you really don’t miss the noodles! I always make a bit extra and sstick it in the freezer – I think I’m gonna pull that out tonight!