Best South Beach Diet Eggplant Parmesanparmigiana Recipes

Eggplant Omelet (South Beach Phase 1) image

Provided by tigerduck

Time 20m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 small eggplant (250g)
1/2 teaspoon salt
30 g margarine or 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
3 eggs
3 tablespoons cream (use milk for SBD phase 1) or 3 tablespoons skim milk (use milk for SBD phase 1)
1 pinch nutmeg
salt
pepper, freshly ground

Steps:

EGGPLANT: Slice in 1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces and sprinkle with salt. Leave for 15 minutes. Dry with kitchen paper.
Melt butter or margarine or olive oil in a frying pan. Fry the eggplants on both sides. Reduce heat.
Mix eggs with cream (or milk) and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Pour egg mixture to the eggplants and cook covered until done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.9, Fat 27.1, SaturatedFat 14.4, Cholesterol 374.3, Sodium 785.4, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 9.3, Sugar 7.1, Protein 12.8

I Lost My Noodles! Low Carb/South Beach Eggplant Lasagna image

Provided by PattiCakeB

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 22

2 large eggplants, peeled, sliced lengthwise into 1/4 inch noodle-like strips
cooking spray (olive oil spray is best)
salt and pepper
1 1/2 lbs turkey breast or 1 1/2 lbs Italian sausage
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 cloves chopped garlic
1 red pepper, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons italian seasoning (or mix of oregano, basil and thyme)
1 teaspoon fennel seed (optional)
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (if you dare!) (optional)
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
1 cup red wine (optional) or 1 cup vodka (optional)
1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce (or large jar sugar free sauce if you can find it)
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes (for less sugar, 3 chopped roma tomatoes)
2 cups low-fat ricotta cheese
2 eggs
3 green onions, chopped
3 cups shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Spray cookie sheet, arrange eggplant slices and season with salt and pepper.
Cook slices 5 minutes on each side.
Lower oven temp to 375.
Brown meat, onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes.
Add red pepper and mushrooms, and cook 5 minutes.
Add spinach, tomatoes, tomato sauce, spices and wine and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Blend ricotta, egg and Green onion.
Blend together Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese.
Spread 1/3 of meat sauce in bottom of 9" x 13" glass pan.
Layer ½ eggplant slices
Dollop and Spread ½ ricotta
Layer 1/3 mozzarella/parmesan mixture.
REPEAT
Add last layer of sauce, then mozzarella/parmesan mixture on top.
Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
Remove foil and bake or broil another 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned.
Let it rest 10 minutes before slicing, if you can wait that long!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.4, Fat 20.9, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 126.3, Sodium 811.3, Carbohydrate 33.4, Fiber 9.8, Sugar 12.7, Protein 36.2

Quiche to Go (Adapted from South Beach Diet) image

Provided by TheDiva1959

Time 40m

Yield 6 mini quiches, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
6 eggs
3/4 cup shredded cheese
1/3 cup diced bell pepper (any color)
1/3 cup diced onion
1/3 cup cooked turkey sausage (optional) or 1/3 cup bacon (optional)
1/3 cup shredded carrot (optional)
3 drops hot pepper sauce (optional)

Steps:

Defrost the spinach.
Drain the excess liquid.
Line a 12-cup muffin pan with foil baking cups. Spray the cups with cooking spray (VERY IMPORTANT).
Combine the eggs, cheese, peppers, onions, spinach and any other optional ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. Divide evenly among the muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.2, Fat 8.5, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 195, Sodium 243.1, Carbohydrate 4.7, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 1.1, Protein 10.9