Eggplant Bake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small eggplant (peeled and sliced 1/4-inch)
• 3/4 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon light margarine
• 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 3/4 cup low-fat milk
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese (grated)

Recipe

• 1 .cook eggplant in 1/2" boiling water in covered skillet about 6 minutes or till tender, drain.
• 2 in same skillet brown beef , garlic, & onion. drain, and add tomato sauce. bring to boiling; reduce heat. simmer uncovered about 5 minutes or till desired consistency. remove from heat.
• 3 in small saucepan melt margarine, stir in flour, salt, and pepper. stir in milk all at ounce. cook and stir till thickened d bubbly. remove from heat.
• 4 spray a 10x6x2 baking dish with cooking spray. arrange 1/2 of the eggplant in dish. spoon meat mixture atop, then top with remaining eggplant slices. pour sauce over all ingredients. sprinkle with parmesan.
• 5 bake uncovered for 30 minutes or till heated through and top is golden.