7 Reviews of Emeril's Eggplant, Sausage, and Ziti Casserole

From: KITTENCAL

On Sep 20, 2007

this is a 10-star recipe, I used tomatoes from my garden with a little tomato juice, did a few amount adjustments, and use half and half cream, this recipe will go into my favorites and I look forward to serving this to my guests, thank you for posting this wonderful recipe Tina...Kitten

From: FarmerColleen

On Aug 31, 2005

Ooooh, this was excellent! Made it just as directed and loved the subtle blend of flavors. Although a bit of work to put together, this is definitely a keeper! Thanks for posting!

From: Chef #535357

On Jul 11, 2007

This dish is outstanding! I served it for an informal dinner with friends and we had leftovers that were still wonderful. I substituted turkey italian sausage to lower the fat content slightly. Preparation was a breeze. Directions were well written and easy to follow. I'm certain that this will be a requested dish in the future.

From: Heather U.

On Jan 7, 2005

Excellent casserole! I enjoyed the eggplant paired with sausage-- it all came together so well. I lightened the dish up by using Gimme Lean Sausage Style (soy sausage) and reduced fat mozzarella, roasting rather than sauteeing the eggplant, and omitting the butter-flour roux, instead thickening the milk (nonfat) with oatrim. The Gimme Lean stuff isn't Italian sausage, so I went ahead and added some ground fennel seed to the sausage-tomato sauce to get the right flavor. I mistakenly baked it at 350 (covered) so to get the golden brown top, I ran it under the broiler. Bellissimo! Thanks for posting. I'm stuffed.

From: Countrywife

On Sep 12, 2005

Excellent recipie! My neighbor (the strawberry farmer) gave us a sack full of the prettiest little eggplants from his garden, so I used 4 little ones. This is an amazing recipie. DH approved completely. It's more work than opening up a jar, but this is a top-notch dish! Garlic bread and a salad rounded out dinner. Good stuff!

From: Ck2plz

On Oct 7, 2009

I would give this a 4 but DH loved it so that is 5 stars in my book. The only changes I made were adding garlic to the sausage and used 1 cup 1/2 and 1/2 and 1 cup fat-free milk. This pasta has a very creamy texture. IMO, you could leave out the white sauce and still have a great dish. I do not think you will lose any flavor. In a pinch you could use spaghetti sauce as PaulaG did. The prep time was longer than 45 minutes but then I read over the instructions about a billion times while cooking. Thanks for the great dish

From: PaulaG

On Jul 28, 2008

I have to agree with everyone else, this is an outstanding dish. The sliced eggplant was sprinkled with Cajun seasoning before frying. I did cheat and used a jar sauce to cut down on the cooking time. Something I will have to keep in reserve to make again. Thanks so much for sharing.