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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Eggplant roll-ups with chicken and tomato butter
This tomato butter will have you singing its praises from the rooftops! And combined with flavorful eggplant roll-ups drenched in tomato sauce? Beyond delicious! People will be tripping over themselves to get to the table.
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Ingredients
Tomato butter
- 2 oz. 55 g butter, at room temperature
- ½ tsp ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 pinch 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp paprika powder
- ½ tsp ½ tsp onion powder
Eggplant roll-ups
- 1½ lbs 650 g eggplant
- 2 tsp 2 tsp salt, divided
- 8 oz. (1 cup) 230 g (240 ml) cream cheese
- 1 cup (4 oz.) 240 ml (110 g) mozzarella cheese, shredded
- ½ cup (11⁄3 oz.) 120 ml (40 g) shredded Parmesan cheese
- 4 tbsp 4 tbsp fresh basil or fresh parsley
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- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 cup 240 ml tomato sauce, unsweetened
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp olive oil
Chicken
- 2 lbs 900 g chicken breast, bone-in with skinchicken breasts, bone-in with skin
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp butter or olive oil, for frying
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Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the tomato butter in a small bowl and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Cut the eggplant lengthwise, into 1/2" (about 1 cm) thick slices, and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle the slices with 1 teaspoon salt and let sit for 10 minutes. Then, pat dry with a paper towel or a clean kitchen towel.
- Place the eggplant on the middle oven rack, and bake for 20 minutes, or until the eggplant is lightly browned and softened. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Increase the oven temperature to 400°F (200°C).
- Combine the cream cheese, 2/3 of the shredded mozzarella cheese, 2/3 of the Parmesan, basil, egg, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl.
- Evenly spread half of the tomato sauce over the base of a 13x9" (33 x 23 cm) baking dish.
- Spread the cheese mixture over the eggplant slices. Roll up and place the roll-ups seam down, in the baking dish.
- Spread the rest of the tomato sauce over the roll-ups, and sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese on top. Drizzle the olive oil over the entire dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.
- Meanwhile, season the chicken with salt and pepper, and fry in olive oil or butter until golden on the outside and cooked through.
- Serve the chicken topped with the tomato butter and the eggplant roll-ups on the side.
Tip!
Try adding finely diced cherry tomatoes to the tomato butter in place of the tomato paste. It’s the perfect way to add a touch of garden freshness!
Omitted the mozzarella as we had none in the cupboard, so I just used; cream cheese, cheddar and parmesan.
400g of tinned tomatoes cooked on the stove with some salt & pepper, basil leaves and a few pinches of sweetener was the base of my tomato sauce. I did also grind some star anise, coriander seeds and cloves into the sauce to match the ketchup recipe also on this site, for some extra bang.
Love it!
I had no tomato sauce; I mixed a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste into a sauce my husband made earlier by blending red and green capsicums and fresh basil. I also laid two thinly-sliced large garlic cloves on the bottom layer of sauce before adding the eggplant rolls. Definitely going to make this again.
Merci