Eggplant Rollatini

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This is sooo worth the effort to make. I used a grill pan and broiled the sliced eggplant in my oven about 3 minutes each side, to give it the grill marks. I did not have riccota so I used low fat cream cheese with fresh grated parmesean, pine nuts (not toasted, fresh basil, dried oregano and pepper. I mixed togetherin my little hand mixer until the pine nuts were lightly chopped and consistency relatively smooth. Once the eggplants were done, I rolled about 2 tbsp of the cheese into each slice, placed in a glass baking dish and poured all of the homemade tomato sauce all over it. Sprinked some shredded cheese on top and then baked per recipe. My husband who is not a fan of eggplant said it was one of the best meals I have ever made!! (and I cook every night! This is a meal I will be making again and again!

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This recipe was easy and was loved by non eggplant eaters. Mise En Place wasnt bad at all. I made half the eggplant recipe for 3 and the whole sauce which I will use next week to make fresh pasta. Keeping that in mind the Mise En Place for the eggplant will only be about 45 minutes....Thanks Giada I have a few more of your recipes to rate....

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I made this recipe for our New Year's Eve dinner and it was simply delicious. My family loves eggplant so it was great eating it made this way.

I had eaten eggplant rollatini in restaurants before and I was very pleased with the outcome.

Technically I had some difficulty cutting the eggplant uniformly. I also improvised on the homemade sauce as I did not have all the ingredients listed. If your pressed for time, you can always prepare the sauce ahead of time. Making your own sauce is always a nice alternative.

Overall this is an excellent dish and I will be making this again for my family!

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I am not known for my cooking ability but wanted to surprise my friend at work with a birthday lunch. I found this recipe easy to follow and delicious. My only comment is that 4 minutes of grilling on both sides of the eggplant slices was too long. I did take one persons advice and used a jar of Newmans Marinara sauce. Serve it with a Panzanella salad and you have a true winner. Everyone at the birthday lunch wanted the recipe. I am sure to make this one again.
Thank you Giada!

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I made this last night for my husband (who was not shy about telling me of his dislike for eggplant and I and it was terrific! Some past reviewers mentioned this was a tedious recipe, however if you plan ahead and read the recipe through before you start you can generally make this dish fairly quickly (i also already had Giada's marinara sauce made in my freezer from past lasagna recipes I've made this season which speed things along. I served it with thin spaghetti and caesar salad and there wasn't a bite left on our plates! I loved the taste and texture the pine nuts added to the ricotta cheese mixture. Thanks G for another great dish - will definitely be making this again (and eating leftovers for lunch today!

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I used my own sauce and just added some bread crumbs with Parmesan reggiano sprayed with EV Olive oil on top. My husband is a CIA grad and an amazing chef and he absolutely raved about this dish. I served it over some thin spaghetti I covered with the extra sauce.
Giada scores an A+ again!!

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I made this for a girls weekend and everyone enjoyed it, alot. I'm making it again tonight. I wasn't overwhelmed with the sauce but I've been looking for a fabulous rollatini recipe for years and this is the closest I've got to my favorite restnt. Thanks miss g.

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This recipe was great. I did take off the skin based on reading the reviews prior to making it. To the lady that made harsh comments about Giada, that had nothing to do with food: There's plenty of channels and shows to watch. If you hate Giada that much, you should change the channel. Your comments went beyond food. You seem too obsesed with Guiada and need to get a life. If she's so horrible why do you keep watching and trying. Why would you make her eggplant knowing you hate all her recipies. I bet you din't even make it. Please, stop watching her show and stop screwing with the reviews. Your low star raiting based on personal reasons, affects the overrall raiting of the recipe. Someone of us go by the star ratings before we cook and don't appreciate someone like you affecting the Average rating it should be based on people who cooked the recipe and taste it afterwards. Get a life, please! Celebrities need bodyguards because of crazy people!

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I thought this was AWFUL. I was so disappointed. I have 2 of Giada's cookbooks and use them all the time.I usually love her recipes. This was a waste of a lot of money and a lot of time!

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I broiled the eggplant with only sprayed it with cooking spray to keep it from getting too greasy. I also added some fresh garlic to the cheese mix. I will be making this again for sure!