Ingredients:
1 cup egg plant slices or 99 grams (2 Greens)
1/2 cup Italian diced tomatoes, canned - less than 5 g of carbs per serving (1 Green)
1/4 cup egg beaters - you are allowed up to 2 oz of additional protein (1/8 Lean)
1/2 bag of Parmesan Puffs, crushed (1/2 Meal)
1 tbsp reduced fat Parmesan cheese (1 Condiment)
1/4 tsp garlic salt, divided (1 Condiment)
1/4 tsp dried basil (1/4 Condiment0
2 oz or 1/2 cup 2% reduced fat Mozzarella Cheese, divided - you can use 4 oz or 1 cup if you like but it will be really cheesy! (1/2 Lean)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice and weigh your eggplant. Weighing provides the most accurate results. I weighed 99 grams which is the cooked from fresh weight.
Combine crushed Parmesan puffs with 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese and 1/8 tsp garlic salt in one bowl. In another bowl, put 1/4 cup egg beaters. You will not use the entire 1/4 cup of egg beaters which is why I do not count it as 1/8 lean. Dip each slice of eggplant into egg beaters and let the excess egg beaters fall off the eggplant. Sprinkle Parmesan crumb mixture over one side of the eggplant. Turn over and sprinkle more on the other side. Set down on a plate. Repeat until all the eggplant slices are covered in Parmesan mixture.
Spray a non-stick skillet with cooking spray. Heat the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant and cook on one side for about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip to cook the other side for 2 to 3 minutes. The eggplant is done when it is tender and the crumb mixture begins to brown. Set the eggplant aside.
In a small glass dish (I used a 5" x 7" glass Pyrex dish), coat the bottom with diced tomatoes. I crushed my tomatoes with a fork. Sprinkle 1/8 tsp garlic salt over tomatoes. Spread 1 oz or 1/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese over the sauce. Layer eggplant over mozzarella. Sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella, 1/4 cup or 1 oz, over the eggplant slices. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp basil. Bake for 20 minutes until cheese is melted. Enjoy!
1/2 Lean and 3 Greens with 2.25 Condiments (No Healthy Fat Required)
*You will need to add 1/2 Lean more sometime during the day! (2.5 oz beef, 3 oz chicken, 3.5 oz fish or shrimp or 1 cup egg beaters)
