# Lasagna alla Norma

This easy vegetarian eggplant lasagna is a garlic-y, meaty, healthy, and very tasty meatless meal with no white sauce, requiring just a few steps and around 30 minutes hands-on time to get it in the oven.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Olive oil
- 2 Eggplant
- 0.25 teaspoon Chili flakes
- Chopped tomatoes
- 1 bunch Fresh basil
- Mozarella
- Lasagna sheets
- Ricotta cheese
- 1 Egg
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 1 cup Parmesan

## Instructions

1. Slice the eggplant thinly.
2. Fry the sliced eggplant in olive oil until golden.
3. In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, grated parmesan, crushed garlic, a pinch of chili flakes, salt, pepper, and one egg.
4. Mix the ricotta sauce until well combined.
5. Place a lasagna sheet in a baking dish lined with parchment paper.
6. Spread a layer of ricotta sauce over the lasagna sheet.
7. Layer the fried eggplant slices over the ricotta sauce.
8. Spread a layer of chopped tomatoes over the eggplant.
9. Sprinkle grated mozzarella over the tomatoes.
10. Add another lasagna sheet.
11. Repeat the layers: ricotta sauce, eggplant, chopped tomatoes, and mozzarella.
12. Add a final lasagna sheet.
13. Top with a generous amount of mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
14. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
15. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
16. Bake the lasagna until golden and bubbly.
17. Sprinkle with chili flakes before serving.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Pan
- Bowl
- Baking dish
- Aluminum foil

## Tips

- The Mutti Chopped Tomatoes maintain all the freshness of freshly-harvested tomatoes and are finely chopped for an abundance of tomato pieces and a rich, consistent texture.
- Mixing an egg into the ricotta turns it into a spreadable consistency and helps it set into a delicious layer in the oven.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5d6HCdR2F6/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/55bbbfc3-eaad-4776-8624-9f73f28b74cb
- Extracted: 2025-11-10

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