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MOLTEN
CHEESE, VEGGIE AND CHICKEN EGGPLANT BOATS
This is quicker than making Eggplant
Parmigiana and just as tasty! The
presentation is fun and looks quite fancy. This makes for a substantial side. Add some sausage and a salad or another side and you have a lovely meal. Let's face it. Most of our good carbs come from veggies. I love vegetables and it makes a big difference to my meal if our vegetables are interesting, tasty and well thought out. Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables, but I realize not everyone has an acquired taste for eggplant. However, if you do, count yourself blessed as there is so much one can do with this vegetable.
Ingredients:
3 Japanese eggplants
1 tbsp olive oil (15 mL)
1 small onion, chopped
1 tsp crushed garlic (5 mL)
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
(411 g)
1/2 tsp oregano (2 mL)
1/2 tsp basil (2 mL)
1/2 tsp salt (2 mL)
1/2 cup water (125 mL)
Liquid
sweetener to equal 2 tsp sugar, (optional) (10 mL)
1 cup diced, cooked chicken (250 mL)
1
cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese (250 mL)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Wash eggplants, dry
and cut them in half lengthwise. Cut out
the pulp, leaving a skinny rim around the edges and on the bottom of the
boat. Dice pulp.
In large saucepan, in olive oil, cook diced eggplant
and onion a few minutes. Add crushed
garlic; stir fry l minute. Add diced
tomatoes, oregano, basil and salt. Add water and liquid sweetener. Simmer until moisture evaporates. Stir in cooked, warm chicken.
Fill eggplant boats with veggie and chicken mixture and sprinkle
with Monterey Jack cheese. Bake in oven
20 to 25 minutes, or until eggplant rims test soft to the tip of a paring knife
and cheese is golden. If desired,
sprinkle warm eggplant boats with more cheese.
Yield: 6 eggplant boats
1 boat
(half eggplant)
110.3
calories
6.1
g protein
6.3
g fat
8.3
g net carbs
Helpful Hint: The sweetener is just to balance out flavors.
Helpful Hint: The sweetener is just to balance out flavors.
