Oven eggplant - vegetarian cooking for diabet

2 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1mediumEggplant
½cupCottage cheese, low fat
2tablespoonsOnion; chopped
1teaspoonBay leaf; ground
1teaspoonBasil
1teaspoonOregano
2tablespoonsTomato sauce
Wheat germ
2ouncesProvolone cheese

Directions

Cook 1 medium eggplant in boiling water covered, for 5 minutes. Drain and cut in 2 lengthwise. Scoop out the insides leaving a hald ince shell. Mash eggplant with the cottage cheese, onion, bay leaf, basil, oregano, and tomato sauce. Preheat oven to 350^F. Stuff eegplant halves, place in a casserole dish and bake covered for 15 min. Add a little water to the bottom of the casserole to keep the eggplant moist. Top with wheat germ and provolone cheese. BAke for 5 more minutes, uncovered.

1 serving = 244 cal; 2 meats, 1 bread, 2 vegetables