Total Time: 1.5 hours
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
- 1/2 pound medium mushrooms, sliced
- 3 small zucchini, sliced length-wise into 1/4 inch slices
- 2 red bell peppers, cut into 6 pieces each
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1 – 15 ounce container of ricotta cheese (optional)
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 egg
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 jar pasta sauce (watch ingredients!)
- 2 cups organic shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3 tsp basil
Directions
- Spread eggplant and mushrooms onto a baking pan.
- Place zucchini and red peppers on a second pan.
- Brush oil and garlic over both sides of the vegetables and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 minutes, turning halfway through until vegetables are tender and pepper edges are browned.
- In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, and egg.
- Spread about 1/2 cup pasta sauce in a 9×13 baking dish.
- Layer with half the ricotta cheese mixture, half of the vegetables, a third of the sauce, and 2/3 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
- Sprinkle with basil and repeat the layers.
- Top with remaining pasta sauce.
- Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
- Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.