#5 smoked gouda and eggplant lasgna

2 lbs eggplant
no boil lasagna noodles
1 jar tomato/pasta sauce
1 lb ricotta cheese
2 shallots (diced)
8 oz smoked gouda (sliced thinly, or grated)
parmasean cheese

Dice eggplant, toss with 2-4 tbsp olive oil and bake at ~375C for ~20-25 mins (until very soft when pierced with fork). Meanwhile, mix ricotta with shallots.

Lasagna assembly: 1/2 cup sauce followed by 3-4 lasagna noodles (make single layer), spread 1/3 ricotta mixture onto noodles, layer 1/3 eggplant on top of ricotta, layer 1/3 gouda on top of eggplant, add 1 cup sauce and repeat steps 2 more times. Finish with a sprinkle of parm cheese.

Bake at 375C for ~45 mins.

Adapted from Epicurious recipe