South Beach Diet Eggplant Parmesanparmigiana Recipes

SOUTH BEACH DIET EGGPLANT PARMESAN/PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Spray 2 cookie sheets with olive oil (or Pam). Slice 2-3 small eggplants into ¾-inch slices (not as bitter as the big ones...don't peel them). Now, spray the tops. At 350-degrees, bake for about 30 minutes, or until browned. Turn after about 15 minutes. If using lean gr. beef sauté it with onion and garlic in olive oil. Add tomato sauce through mushrooms. Stir well. Simmer for 30 min, stirring occasionally. Mix together: 12 oz low-fat ricotta w/salt & pepper, a pinch of garlic, and 2-3 T. Parmesan cheese. Layer in a 9 x 13 baking dish: 1 c. sauce (or more), eggplant, shredded mozzarella on EACH slice, eggplant, 1 T. ricotta mixture on EACH slice, mozzarella on EACH slice, a little sauce over each slice, and top with a little Parmesan. Bake at 350-degrees about 30 min. or until cheese is hot and bubbly.

I LOST MY NOODLES! LOW CARB/SOUTH BEACH EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Spray cookie sheet, arrange eggplant slices and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook slices 5 minutes on each side.
• Lower oven temp to 375.
• Brown meat, onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes.
• Add red pepper and mushrooms, and cook 5 minutes.
• Add spinach, tomatoes, tomato sauce, spices and wine and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Blend ricotta, egg and Green onion.
• Blend together Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese.
• Spread 1/3 of meat sauce in bottom of 9" x 13" glass pan.
• Layer ½ eggplant slices
• Dollop and Spread ½ ricotta
• Layer 1/3 mozzarella/parmesan mixture.
• REPEAT
• Add last layer of sauce, then mozzarella/parmesan mixture on top.
• Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove foil and bake or broil another 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned.
• Let it rest 10 minutes before slicing, if you can wait that long!

CHEESY LOW-CARB EGGPLANT PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Spray two cookie sheets with non-stick spray.
• In one bowl, beat the egg(s) until well incorporated. In another bowl, put your parmesan cheese along with any Italian seasonings you like, and salt and pepper.
• Slice eggplants into 1/2 inch slices. Dip each slice in the egg, then into the parmesan cheese until covered. Place on cookie sheet.
• Cook at 425 for 20 minutes, turning the eggplant slices half way through.
• Meanwhile, brown the hamburger.
• Lower the oven temperature to 350°F once the eggplant slices have finished cooking.
• Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Put a small amount of spaghetti sauce on the bottom, then layer half the eggplant slices on the bottom.
• Top the first layer of slices with half (or a little less) of remaining tomato sauce, then spread the ricotta evenly over the tomato sauce.
• Spread the hamburger evenly over the ricotta.
• Use the remaining eggplant slices to layer over the hamburger. Cover with remaining tomato sauce, then the mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes, then let sit for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

LOW CARB EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Peel eggplant, if you wish, and cut into 1/4 inch thick round slices.
• Lightly grease a medium sized casserole dish and place half of the eggplant on the bottom.
• Top with 1/2 cup of parmesan, 3/4 cup mozzarella and 3/4 cup of sauce, sprinkle with spices.
• Repeat layers and again, sprinkle with spices.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes or until eggplant is tender.
• Uncover and top with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella and once again, sprinkle with spices; bake for about 5 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.

EGGPLANT OMELET (SOUTH BEACH PHASE 1)

Steps:

• EGGPLANT: Slice in 1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces and sprinkle with salt. Leave for 15 minutes. Dry with kitchen paper.
• Melt butter or margarine or olive oil in a frying pan. Fry the eggplants on both sides. Reduce heat.
• Mix eggs with cream (or milk) and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Pour egg mixture to the eggplants and cook covered until done.

TORTELLINI WITH ROASTED EGGPLANT & PEPPERS-SOUTH BEACH DIET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Cover a shallow cooking pan with foil. Place eggplant chunks in the pan and drizzle with 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls oil, season with half of the salt, crushed red pepper and Italian herb blend. Toss well to coat. Bake, stirring once until eggplant is lightly browned about 20 minutes.
• Season the chicken breast with the remaining salt, crushed red pepper and Italian herbs.
• Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a non stick frying pan until hot. Add the chicken breasts and fry until lightly brown, about 2 minutes per side. Add onion slices and stir gently. Cook until onion is soft about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook an additional 3 minutes.
• Add the red pepper and stir to coat well. Lower the heat and add the undrained tomatoes and stir well. Simmer for 3 minutes and add the basalmic vinegar and stir.
• Add the roasted eggplant and chicken and stir well. Add the drained, cooked tortellini and stir gently.
• Check for seasonings, adjusting to taste.
• Transfer contents to a oven proof casserole dish with a tight fitting lid, sprinkle with the cheese and cover. Place in the warm oven to allow cheese to melt about 5 minutes.
• Serve with a salad and multigrain rolls.
• Manja!