Eggplant Cannelloni Italian Baked Pasta Recipe 2026

Eggplant cannelloni are made using this vegetable cut into thin slices as a little roll, to wrap a rich filling inside, similar to our eggplant roll-ups, although this time we have filled them with a mixture of tuna, tomato, and hard-boiled egg so we can serve them as a main course.

Although we could really fill them with any other ingredients, the mixture proposed in this recipe is very easy to prepare, it is very tasty and is great for an everyday dish. For a crunchy bite, once filled we are going to cover them with a little tomato sauce and grated cheese and we are going to gratin them in the oven, resulting in very flavorful cannelloni.

For the eggplant to be just right, we are going to cut it thinly and pass it through a skillet or griddle to soften it so we can easily roll it around the filling. If you are going to make a large quantity, another option is to cook the eggplant slices in the oven, that way you can cook them all at the same time.

Eggplant cannelloni can be prepared in advance and kept in the refrigerator unbaked until just before serving them. In this case, about 30 minutes before serving them, we just have to take them out of the refrigerator and bake them. In the meantime, we can take the opportunity to prepare a simple lettuce and tomato salad, and we will have the meal ready in a jiffy.

Recipe information

• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 30 minutes
• Total time: 40 minutes
• Servings: 2
• Category: main course
• Cuisine type: Spanish
• Calories per serving (kcal): 420

Ingredients for eggplant cannelloni

• 1 hard-boiled egg
• 1 eggplant
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 5 tablespoons of tomato sauce
• 1 small can of tuna (60 g drained weight)
• Salt
• Ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of herbes de Provence
• 50 g of grated cheese

How to make eggplant cannelloni

If we don't have hard-boiled eggs ready to use at home, the first step of this recipe will be to cook 1 egg in boiling water for about 10 minutes as we explain in our boiled eggs recipe. On the other hand, we wash 1 eggplant and cut it into slices about 5 mm thick.

We heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan and cook the eggplants on the griddle on both sides until they are completely cooked. We reserve them on a plate.

On the other hand, we chop 1 onion, press or chop 1 clove of garlic and sauté these ingredients in a pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat for a few minutes, until the onion is translucent.

We mix in a bowl the sautéed onion and garlic with 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 1 chopped hard-boiled egg, and 1 small can of drained tuna. Season to taste and season the mixture with 1 tablespoon of herbes de Provence.

Now we are going to form the eggplant cannelloni and meanwhile, we preheat the oven to 180 °C. To form the cannelloni, we place the cooked eggplant slices spread out on a kitchen surface and fill them with the mixture of tuna, hard-boiled egg, and tomato prepared in the previous step.

We place the eggplant cannelloni on a lightly greased oven-safe tray. To keep them closed, we place them on the tray with the seam side down.

We brush the eggplants with the remaining tablespoon of tomato sauce and cover them with 50 g of grated cheese.

We bake the eggplant cannelloni for 10 minutes at 180 ºC until they are golden brown.

We serve these delicious eggplant cannelloni immediately to enjoy them freshly made.

Easy preparation summary

1. We cut the eggplants into slices
2. We cook the eggplant slices on the griddle
3. We sauté the onion and garlic
4. We mix it with the tomato sauce, hard-boiled egg, and tuna
5. We distribute the filling among the eggplant slices and roll them up
6. We place the eggplant cannelloni on an oven-safe tray
7. We cover them with tomato sauce and grated cheese
8. We bake them at 180 ºC for 10 minutes
9. We serve them freshly made

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