Chicken and rice stuffed aubergine
Roasted aubergine halves stuffed with minced chicken, pepper, onion and rice. It is a complete meal with a mild flavour that can be eaten with a spoon. You can prepare it ahead and reheat it when needed without losing any of its quality.
At a glance
- Prep15 min
- Cooking45 min
- Total60 min
- Servings2 servings
- DifficultyMedium
Allergens
- None of the fourteen declarable allergens
Who this recipe is for
A complete meal with a mild flavour and soft texture: fits into the weekly menu for people with cancer as an evening meal.
Ingredients
Quantities for 2 servings. Tick off what you already have.
Step by step
- Cut the aubergine in half lengthways, score the flesh without cutting through the skin — this helps it roast faster — and bake at 200 °C for 30 to 40 minutes, until tender.
- Remove it from the oven, scoop out the flesh with a spoon and set aside both the flesh and the aubergine halves.
- Cook the chopped onion and pepper with the stock until soft, then add some of the aubergine flesh.
- Add the minced chicken, thyme, pepper and salt, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring.
- Mix with the cooked rice and fill the aubergine halves.
- Drizzle with the oil and grill for 5 minutes before serving.
Adaptations
How to change it depending on the day. Each change keeps the dish, it does not replace it.
Nausea or sensitivity to smells
Make it the day before and reheat it in the microwave: the oven fills the house with smells.
Mouth sores or dry mouth
Leave out the onion and pepper from the filling and do not grill it: just chicken, rice and aubergine flesh, served warm.
Poor appetite
Eat just one half and grate a little cheese over it before grilling.
What it provides
It provides lean protein from the chicken, carbohydrates from the rice, and fibre from the aubergine and pepper. Roasting the aubergine instead of frying it means it absorbs very little oil.
The dietitian's tip
For extra colour, grate tomato over the top before grilling. You can make extra filling and freeze it: that is the part that takes the most work.
It is part of the weekly menu for people with cancer. Also from the same menu: quinoa casserole with vegetables and turkey and potato, courgette and onion omelette.
What a recipe is not
This recipe fits into a plan; it does not replace one. It cures nothing and it is not calculated for one particular person: the quantities are indicative and will need adjusting to your case.
If you have a medical condition, take medication or follow a prescribed diet, check with your doctor or your dietitian before changing anything.
Where this recipe comes from
The main guide
Nutrition for people with cancer: what to eat during treatment
During treatment, the symptom you have each week decides what to adapt. Avoid blanket restrictions and ask for help if you lose…
The menu it belongs to
Weekly menu for people with cancer, with adaptations for symptoms
Planning the week helps when you do not know what you will feel like eating tomorrow. Having the menu in writing can…
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