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Eggplant Cheeseburger Roll Ups

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‘Who doesn’t love a good cheeseburger every now and then? Admittedly, I would eat them on a daily basis if I could. Good news! With a few tweaks, you can fix your cheeseburger craving and reward your body and hard-earned muscles.

If you’re looking for a new, calorie-conscious way to serve up cheeseburgers for family dinner, then try these eggplant rollups! Guaranteed to be a hit.

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Eggplant Cheeseburger Roll Ups

Ingredients

* Optional Substitution Note

Ingredients for about 8 rolls:

  • 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
    • 1 tablespoon garlic
    • olive oil spray
    • sea salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 eggplants, raw
  • 1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
  • Garnish
    • tomato, thinly sliced (dried on a paper towel to remove excess moisture)
    • mixed greens
    • sliced red onions

Utensils: mandolin

Steps

Step 1

Set oven to 400F.

Step 2

Set a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat and spray with olive oil. Once the skillet is hot, toss in garlic and ground turkey (or your choice of lean protein). Chop and stir with a spatula. While the meat is cooking, toss in a few pinches of sea salt and pepper. Cook for about 6 to 8 minutes or until there are no visible pink pieces of meat.

Step 3

Use a mandolin to slice an eggplant into thick pieces, about 1/3″ or 1/2″ thick. It is important that you do not slice the eggplant too thin because they will tear upon rolling.

Step 4

Once the eggplants are sliced, dry the slices on a paper towel for about 10 minutes. You can speed up the process by pressing the eggplant slice between two paper towels. Don’t be lazy and skip this step! Too much water in the eggplant will make it mushy upon baking.

Step 5

Place the dried eggplant slices on a nonstick baking sheet or on a hot griddle (such as a panini press or George Foreman grill).  Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes at 400F or until they are soft.  Once they are finished baking, immediately place them on a cooling rack so that the steam does not make them mushy. Once the slices have cooled down, it’s time to assemble the eggplant burger rollups!

Step 6

On one eggplant slice, add 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard (or your favorite low-calorie burger spread), small handful of mixed greens, tomato slices, red onion, about 1/4 cup cooked ground turkey and about two tablespoons of cheddar. Firmly press down on the ingredients so that it is packed in. Beginning with the narrow end, roll the eggplant towards the wider end and cup your hands to keep the ingredients from falling out as much as possible. Repeat for the remaining ingredients.

Step 7

TIP: if you happened to cut your eggplant to thin or it is too soggy, simply double-up and wrap another eggplant slice around the roll

Step 8

Place the roll on a baking sheet, or in a cast iron skillet, with the flap side down. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 400F.

Approximate macros for 1 of 8 rolls:

Eggplant Cheeseburger Roll Ups

Kevin Curry



Category
Calories 179


Ingredients for about 8 rolls:

  • 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
    • 1 tablespoon garlic
    • olive oil spray
    • sea salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 eggplants, raw
  • 1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
  • Garnish
    • tomato, thinly sliced (dried on a paper towel to remove excess moisture)
    • mixed greens
    • sliced red onions

Utensils: mandolin


  1. Set oven to 400F.

  2. Set a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat and spray with olive oil. Once the skillet is hot, toss in garlic and ground turkey (or your choice of lean protein). Chop and stir with a spatula. While the meat is cooking, toss in a few pinches of sea salt and pepper. Cook for about 6 to 8 minutes or until there are no visible pink pieces of meat.

  3. Use a mandolin to slice an eggplant into thick pieces, about 1/3″ or 1/2″ thick. It is important that you do not slice the eggplant too thin because they will tear upon rolling.

  4. Once the eggplants are sliced, dry the slices on a paper towel for about 10 minutes. You can speed up the process by pressing the eggplant slice between two paper towels. Don’t be lazy and skip this step! Too much water in the eggplant will make it mushy upon baking.

  5. Place the dried eggplant slices on a nonstick baking sheet or on a hot griddle (such as a panini press or George Foreman grill).  Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes at 400F or until they are soft.  Once they are finished baking, immediately place them on a cooling rack so that the steam does not make them mushy. Once the slices have cooled down, it’s time to assemble the eggplant burger rollups!

  6. On one eggplant slice, add 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard (or your favorite low-calorie burger spread), small handful of mixed greens, tomato slices, red onion, about 1/4 cup cooked ground turkey and about two tablespoons of cheddar. Firmly press down on the ingredients so that it is packed in. Beginning with the narrow end, roll the eggplant towards the wider end and cup your hands to keep the ingredients from falling out as much as possible. Repeat for the remaining ingredients.

  7. TIP: if you happened to cut your eggplant to thin or it is too soggy, simply double-up and wrap another eggplant slice around the roll

  8. Place the roll on a baking sheet, or in a cast iron skillet, with the flap side down. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 400F.



Nutrition per serving

Calories179cal
Protein16g
Fats7g
Carbs10g
Fiber4g
Sugar5g
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Nutrition per serving

Calories179cal
Protein16g
Fats7g
Carbs10g
Fiber4g
Sugar5g
About Kevin - author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hey, I'm Kevin

My name is Kevin. My life changed when I realized that healthy living is a lifelong journey, mainly won by having a well-balanced diet and maintaining an active lifestyle.

By experimenting in the kitchen and sharing my meals on Tumblr, I learned healthy eating is not boring! By making a few adjustments to my favorite foods, I could design a diet that could help me achieve my wellness goals while satisfying my desire for BANGIN food! 😅 Now I try to help people around the world realize that same level of freedom in eating regardless of budget. Welcome, let's #DemocratizeWellness together!