Thursday, June 27, 2013

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Eggplant Cannelloni - 6 pts plus; 32 g carbs, 10.8 g fiber

 

                      
* Exported from MasterCook *

                           Eggplant Cannelloni

Recipe By     :Chef Kristine Subido,Wave [restaurant], Chicago
Serving Size  : 4     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : LowCal (Less than 300 cals)     LowerCarbs
                Veggie

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        Sauce:
  1         tablespoon  olive oil
  4              large  shallots -- sliced
  4             cloves  garlic
  2               jars  roasted red peppers -- (12 oz each) drained
     1/2           cup  fresh squeezed orange juice -- (juice of 1 orange)
                        Eggplant:
  2             medium  eggplants -- cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices
                        olive oil cooking spray
                        Filling:
  4                 oz  goat cheese
  4                     kalamata olives -- pitted and minced
  1           teaspoon  capers -- chopped
  2        tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley

For sauce: Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook shallots
and garlic until soft, about 1 minute. Reduce heat. Cook until golden, 3
to 5 minutes. Add peppers and juice; bring to a boil. Lower heat; simmer
until peppers are soft, about 5 minutes. Cool. Puree in a blender. Pour
into a 9" x 13" baking dish. 

For eggplant: Coat eggplants with cooking spray and broil on a baking
sheet until golden on both sides, about 15 minutes. Heat oven to 400°. 

For filling: Mash cheese, olives, capers and 1 tbsp of the parsley in a
bowl. Place 1 tbsp of filling at the end of each eggplant slice; roll up.
Lay seam side down in dish. Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Top with remaining 1
tbsp parsley.

Serves 4

The skinny: 259 calories per serving (37% fat cals), 10.7 g fat (4.7 g
saturated), 32 g carbs, 10.8 g fiber, 10.5 g protein

Kristine Subido, chef at Wave in Chicago, makes you forget about pasta.

Cuisine:
  "Italian"
Source:
  "SELF, November 2007"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
  "June 2013"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 261 Calories; 15g Fat (49.6%
calories from fat); 12g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 30mg
Cholesterol; 175mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Vegetable; 0
Fruit; 2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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