Eggplant Parm Stacks - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Eggplant Parm Stacks is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 6 roasted or peeled tomatoes with their juice, chopped, recipe follows
- 2 medium eggplants, sliced into 1/2 inch-thick rounds (about 2 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, chopped or thinly sliced
- 1 small chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped, optional
- 1 sprig fresh marjoram or oregano, leaves picked and finely chopped
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
- 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1/2 cup corn meal, a couple of handfuls
- 2 teaspoons fennel pollen or ground fennel seed, optional
- Vegetable oil plus Omega-3, for shallow frying
- 1 pound fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
- 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 bundle fresh green or red chard, washed, stemmed and shredded
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- Roasted Tomatoes
- 24 ripe organic vine tomatoes or large plum tomatoes
- Several cloves garlic, crushed
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for liberal drizzling
Instructions
- Set aside or prepare the roasted tomatoes.
- Salt the eggplant and drain in colander, 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a little extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the onions, garlic, chile pepper, if using, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Cover the pan with a lid and sweat the onions 10 to 15 minutes, until very soft and sweet. Add the roasted tomatoes and stir, then let the sauce thicken 15 minutes, uncovered over medium heat. Cook's Note: The mixture should be very thick.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- While the sauce cooks make a breading station (3 sections) for the eggplant: flour, beaten egg, and panko bread crumbs mixed with cheese, corn meal, and fennel. Coat the eggplant slices in order and arrange on a plate. Heat a thin layer of frying oil in a large heavy-bottom skillet over medium to medium-high heat and cook the eggplant 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Drain the eggplant on a cooling rack, wipe out the skillet and repeat. Sprinkle the hot eggplant with a little salt. When all of eggplant has been cooked, wipe the pan clean again and heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil in the skillet over medium heat, add the garlic and stir 1 minute. Add the greens and wilt them, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Turn off the heat. Build stacks on cooling rack placed over baking sheet: eggplant, chard, tomato-onions, basil leaves, mozzarella, and eggplant. Place in oven 5 minutes to melt the mozzarella. Serve immediately.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Basil.
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Yes, this Eggplant Parm Stacks recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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