Easy Keto Low Carb Eggplant Cottage Cheese Casserole
This is an amazing low carb eggplant bake recipe, that will blow your mind. It is one of my favorite ways to eat eggplant. It is not only healthy but also vegetarian, keto and gluten-free. I prepared this cheesy eggplant casserole by first baking the eggplant, stuffing with high protein cottage cheese, and topping with tomato sauce and walnuts. Finally this eggplant casserole is oven baked to perfection. It is best served with Greek Tzatziki.
Easy Keto Low Carb Eggplant Cottage Cheese Casserole
Yield: 6 people
Calories: 237kcal
Materials
- 2 kg Eggplant ½" slices
- 500 g Fat-free cottage cheese crumbled
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1 Large onion finely grated
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- ¼ cup Walnuts optional
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C.Prepare your ingredients.
Preparing the eggplant
- Add little salt to the eggplant slices, and strain for 10 minutes in a colander. This step is necessary to drain the eggplants.
- Place the eggplant slices onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and brush with olive oil.
- Bake the eggplant slices in the oven for around 30 minutes.
Preparing the sauce
- Add salt and pepper to the grated onion.Sauté the onion in a greased saucepan, stirring occasionally till tender.
- Add the tomato juice, and stir on low heat until the sauce starts bubbling.
Assembling the casserole
- Coat the casserole with oil, then Add half the amount of the eggplant.
- Top the eggplant with a layer of cottage cheese.
- Add the rest of the eggplant slices.
- Finally, Spread the tomato sauce and walnuts (optional) on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes until browned and bubbly.
- Serve and enjoy hot with Greek tzatziki sauce.
Good recipe, easy to follow and delicious!
I also added jalapeño, carrots, garlic, fresh herbs and used tomato passata to make the sauce .
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I am honored that you liked the recipe 🙂
Interesting additions, I will try them as well 😉
Thank you very much.