Vegetables
Tasty Eggplant Casserole

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Holly from North Carolina.
Portions: 8
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 eggplants, cubed
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
Preparation
- In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Sauté onion, green pepper and garlic with cayenne and black pepper.
- Add thyme and eggplant to ingredients and cook until eggplant softens, stirring often.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons bread crumbs for topping. Add the remaining breadcrumbs to eggplant and cook 15 minutes.
- Beat egg and add to mixture, stirring quickly so egg does not solidify.
- Place in casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining bread crumbs over mixture, and bake at 350° F for 25 minutes.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 185
- Protein: 2 g
- Carbohydrate: 6 g
- Fat: 17 g
- Cholesterol: 56 mg
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Potassium: 142 mg
- Phosphorus: 36 mg
- Calcium: 53 mg
- Fiber: 1.7 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 1 vegetable, medium potassium
- 3 fat
Carbohydrate Choices
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