Side Pannel
Eggplant Con Pasta
Ingredients List
- 1 lg Eggplant; uncooked
- 1/4 c Olive oil
- 1 lb Pasta
- 1 lb Lean ground beef
- 1 c Chopped onions
- 1/2 c Chopped bell peppers
- 2 Cloves garlic
- 1 cn (large) tomatoes
- 1 ts Oregano
- 1 ts Celery seed
- 1/2 c Parmesan cheese
- Salt & pepper to taste
Directions
Brown beef; add onion, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until tender. Add salt
and pepper to taste, tomatoes, oregano, celery seed and bay leaf. Cook over
low heat for 30 to 40 minutes. While sauce is cooking wash eggplant.
Starting at the blossom end, cut slices stopping short of stem. Fan the
pieces out by placing in a large frying pan in which oil has been heated.
Press with a smaller pan lid to flatten out the eggplant into a wider fan.
Cook 10 to 15 minutes until done. Prepare pasta according to package
directions. Place on serving platter, top with tomato sauce, eggplant and
cheese. Serves 4 to 6. A nice change for company.
and pepper to taste, tomatoes, oregano, celery seed and bay leaf. Cook over
low heat for 30 to 40 minutes. While sauce is cooking wash eggplant.
Starting at the blossom end, cut slices stopping short of stem. Fan the
pieces out by placing in a large frying pan in which oil has been heated.
Press with a smaller pan lid to flatten out the eggplant into a wider fan.
Cook 10 to 15 minutes until done. Prepare pasta according to package
directions. Place on serving platter, top with tomato sauce, eggplant and
cheese. Serves 4 to 6. A nice change for company.
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