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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9 X 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. | 2. Place eggplant slices on paper towels and sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon of salt; let stand 20 minutes to draw out moisture. | 3. Meanwhile, coat a large skillet with cooking spray; over medium-high heat. | 4. Add chicken; cook until browned, breaking up meat as it cooks, about 5 minutes. | 5. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 3 minutes more. | 6. Add fresh parsley, dried herbs, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper; stir to coat. | 7. Cook until herbs and spices are fragrant. about 1 minute. | 8. Add tomatoes and tomato paste; bring to a simmer. | 9. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. | 10. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and set aside. | 11. Off heat, coat surface of same skillet with cooking spray; set pan over medium-high heat. | 12. Wipe salt from eggplant slices with paper towel and add eggplant to hot skillet. | 13. Cook, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. | 14. Arrange half of eggplant slices on bottom of prepared baking pan, slightly overlapping pieces to cover entire surface of pan. | 15. Top eggplant with chicken mixture; top with 1/4 cup of grated topping. | 16. Top with remaining eggplant slices and remaining 1/2 cup of grated topping. | 17. Bake until top is golden brown and filling is hot, about 45 minutes. | 18. Let stand 10 minutes, slice into 8 pieces and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil cooking spray			flavored	151.3	0.0	33.66	0.85
eggplant	2		peeled cut	-	-	-	-
table salt	3/4	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
extra chicken breast	1	lb	ground lean	151.3	0.0	33.66	0.85
onion	1	cup	sliced	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
parsley	1/3	teaspoon	dried	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
chive	1/3	teaspoon		0.1	0.0145	0.0109	0.0024
tarragon	1/3	teaspoon	dried	0.59	0.1004	0.0455	0.0145
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
table salt	1/2	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
tomato	28	ounces	canned diced	182.5707	40.4831	9.5254	1.5876
tomato paste	2	tablespoons	canned	26.24	6.0512	1.3824	0.1504
soy cheese	6	ounces	grated	151.3	0.0	33.66	0.85

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.