Eggplant Lasagna

Mock Noodles.
1 large eggplant peeled, sliced into 1/4 in slices
Cooking spray
salt and pepper

Meat Sauce.
1 lb ground sirloin
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion chopped
3 cloves chopped garlic
1 red pepper
1 (16 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
2 tbsp. italian seasoning
1 pkg chopped spinach
1 can tomato sauce
1 can stewed tomatoes

Cheese mixture.
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 eggs

Ingredients.
1-1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 425.
Spray cookie sheet arrange eggplant and season with salt an pepper.
Cook slices 5 minutes on each side.
Lower oven temp to 375.
Brown meat, onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 min.
Add red pepper and mushrooms and cook 5 min.
Add spinach, tomatoes and spices.and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Blend ricotta and eggs.
Layer as in cooking instructions.

Bake on cookie sheet to prevent making a mess of your oven.
The second time I made this I used two pans.....a 9x13 pan and a 9x9 pan....this prevents it from boiling over and there is a lot of ingred. so therefore it makes a lot.
Therefore was able to adjust the servings to 14.


a 9x9 pan.

Layer meat mixture, eggplant slices, rittotta mixture, mozzarella and parmesan. Repeat.
Cover with foil and bake 375 for 1 hour.
Remove foil and bake another 5-10 minutes until cheese is brown.

Serving Size: makes 12 servings in a 9x13" pan