Eggplant Seafood Casserole
Diet types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Dialysis
- Diabetes
Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Corby from Texas.
Portions: 8
Serving size: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- dash of salt
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 2 large cloves of garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1/4 teaspoon Creole seasoning (red pepper, black pepper)
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco®
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- cayenne pepper to taste
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 pound lump crab meat
- 1/2 pound boiled shrimp
- toasted bread crumbs, for topping
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Peel and dice eggplant into 1” cubes. Place in a medium saucepan,
cover with water and boil until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well,
place in a mixing bowl and set aside.
- Sauté onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic in olive oil until tender but not brown.
- Fold sautéed vegetables into eggplant. Add lemon juice,
Worcestershire sauce, Creole seasonings, Tabasco sauce, rice, parmesan
cheese, cayenne and eggs. Stir to mix well.
- Gently fold seafood into vegetable mixture. Place in a greased casserole dish.
- Mix toasted breadcrumbs with melted butter and top casserole.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes until topping begins to brown.
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 1 meat
- 1 vegetable, medium potassium
- 1 starch
- 1 fat
Carbohydrate choices
1
Helpful hints
- Serve this with green beans and a salad.
- Creole seasoning is a blend of black and red pepper, salt and thyme.
Popular Louisiana brands include Tony Chachere’s® and Paul
Prudhomme’s®.
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jdavidksr says:
This my favorite recipe! I have three cookbooks for CKD and use a lot of davita recipes also and this is my favorite> It takes some work to prepare but is well worth the extra effort! I freeze my left overs and use them later!
Feb. 09, 2011, 5:29 AM - Inappropriate review?
deweyduane says:
Takes a bit of effort to prepare, but tastes even better the next day.
Jul. 21, 2010, 4:54 PM - Inappropriate review?