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Just happened to catch a little of Louisiana Chef John Folse's TV show
("A Taste of Louisiana with John Folse") this morning. He was preparing
a low-fat, low-sodium version of a typical Cajun dish. Please do not ignore
this recipe just because you are not particularly in the mood for Cajun
"health food"! Simply use butter or olive oil or a combination, whatever
tomato sauce your heart desires, and real salt rather than salt substitute
if you so choose. Either way, this is a very flavorful dish. Enjoy!

 

Cajun-Style Chicken and
Eggplant Casserole

Chef John Folse & Company

Prep Time:
1 Hour
Serves:
6

“In Louisiana, we are constantly combining protein and garden
vegetables to create simple, yet tasty and nutritious dishes. Egg-
plant is one of our favorite vegetables, often used by every culture
in Bayou Country. This is an Italian favorite.”

6 chicken breasts, skinned
3 eggplants, diced
1/2 cup flour
Vegetable spray
2 tablespoons lite margarine
[or butter, or olive oil]
1 cup onions, diced
1 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup garlic, minced
Two 8-ounce cans tomato sauce, no salt
[or the tomato sauce of your choice]
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspopon dried thyme
1/2 cup pimento olives, sliced
[or black olives, if you prefer]
One 8-ounce package low-fat
cheddar cheese, shredded
[or the shredded cheese of your choice]
Salt substitute [or salt]
Cayenne pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly season the flour to taste using salt substitute [or salt] and pepper. Dust chicken lightly in the seasoned flour. Place breasts on a cookie sheet, coated with vegetable spray and bake
10-15 minutes. Remove and keep warm.
Poach eggplant in water until tender. Using a fork, mash eggplant and set aside. In a 10-inch cast iron skillet, heat margarine ]butter. or olive oil, or
a combination] over medium heat. Add onions, celery, bell peppers and
garlic. Sauté 3-5 minutes or until vegetable mixture is wilted and simmer
10-15 minutes longer. Add tomato sauce, basil and thyme. Blend well and season to taste using salt substitute [or salt] and pepper.
Place chicken breasts in a 2-quart casserole dish. Cover with the eggplant mixture, olives and 1/2 of the shredded cheese. Using a fork, blend the ingredients well over the chicken. Top with the remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes.

  
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