Chicken With Eggplant (Lidia Bastianich) Recipe

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Chicken With Eggplant (Lidia Bastianich)
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
519
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF degrees.
  2. Trim the eggplants, and peel if you prefer. Lidia stripes them,
  3. Slice on an angle, so that you have 12 good slices in all.
  4. Dredge the eggplant in flour that has been seasoned with salt, pepper & Italian seasoning.
  5. Heat a large skillet (preferably with a lid), add enough oil to coat the bottom, and fry the eggplant on medium-high heat until caramelized on both sides.
  6. Set aside on paper towels to drain while you make the chicken.
  7. Lightly pound the chicken breasts and dredge in the seasoned flour.
  8. Reheat the same skillet on medium heat, add two tablespoons of oil and tablespoons of butter, swirling to mix.
  9. Cook the chicken until caramelized on the one side.
  10. You want the chicken to brown-but do not try to hasten the process by cooking it on high heat.
  11. You want to do it over gentle heat so as not to toughen the meat.
  12. Turn them over to caramelize on the other side, and top each breast with two slices of eggplant, then a spoonful of sauce, two basil leaves, and a good sprinkling of cheese, and as much Italian seasoning as you want.
  13. Let cook for about two minutes, turn up the heat to medium-high, add the wine to the pan, then the remaining tomato sauce.
  14. Shake the pan a bit to mix, add in the last two tablespoons of butter and shake again to mix.
  15. Put the lid on the pan (if your pan does not have a lid, cover with foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray) and finish cooking in the oven-approx 20 minutes.
  16. Remove from oven and serve with a flourish.
  17. Try to use homemade tomato sauce, this is one of those dishes where you will be greatly rewarded for using the homemade sauce.
  18. To cut down on the fat/calories, you can grill or roast the eggplant instead.
  19. It is this final oven cooking that makes the chicken meltingly tender and the wine, tomato sauce and butter transform themselves into an incredible sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 519 Kcal (2173 kJ)
Calories from fat 180.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.08g 31%
Cholesterol 180.1mg 60%
Sodium 2302.93mg 96%
Potassium 1297.27mg 28%
Total Carbs 27.92g 9%
Sugars 14.39g 58%
Dietary Fiber 6.18g 25%
Protein 55.95g 112%
Vitamin C 8.8mg 15%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%
Calcium 253.8mg 25%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 100.33 Kcal (420 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.88g 31%
Cholesterol 34.82mg 60%
Sodium 445.18mg 96%
Potassium 250.78mg 28%
Total Carbs 5.4g 9%
Sugars 2.78g 58%
Dietary Fiber 1.19g 25%
Protein 10.82g 112%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 15%
Iron 0.2mg 6%
Calcium 49.1mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.3
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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