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"HEALTHIFIED" "Bread"sticks
1 eggplant, peeled and cut into "breadstick" shapes
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup almond flour
Italian spices
Marinara sauce (Mario Batali brand no soybean oil and no sugar added)
In a bowl, whisk eggs. Set aside. In another bowl mix almond flour, cheese and spices. Place eggplant sticks into egg mix, then roll in almond flour mixture.
Option 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Option 2: Fry in a pan with coconut oil until golden brown. THESE WERE AWESOME!!!
Makes 12 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per "breadstick"):
Traditional Breadstick = 150 calories, 6g fat, 4g protein, 20 carbs, 0 fiber
"Healthified" Breadstick = 66 calories, 4.2g fat, 4g protein, 3.4 carbs, 1.8g fiber
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Eggplant "Breadsticks"
"HEALTHIFIED" "Bread"sticks
1 eggplant, peeled and cut into "breadstick" shapes
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup almond flour
Italian spices
Marinara sauce (Mario Batali brand no soybean oil and no sugar added)
In a bowl, whisk eggs. Set aside. In another bowl mix almond flour, cheese and spices. Place eggplant sticks into egg mix, then roll in almond flour mixture.
Option 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Option 2: Fry in a pan with coconut oil until golden brown. THESE WERE AWESOME!!!
Makes 12 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per "breadstick"):
Traditional Breadstick = 150 calories, 6g fat, 4g protein, 20 carbs, 0 fiber
"Healthified" Breadstick = 66 calories, 4.2g fat, 4g protein, 3.4 carbs, 1.8g fiber
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These fries are SO tasty! My suggestion is to check out your local farmer's market (I just got 2 HUGE eggplant for $1!). Since you are going through the preparation to make them, why not do a quadruple batch!? So, what I did was prepare the eggplant...
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- Pizz-a-roni
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