Layered Eggplant Hamburger Casserole

Description

Eggplant goes great with tomato, hamburger and garlic in this easy-to-prepare and well-seasoned recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 ¼ cups water
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
  • ⅓ cup dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 eggplant
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • ½ cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat
  3. saute the ground beef
  4. onion and garlic for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess fat. Stir in the tomato paste
  5. water
  6. tomatoes
  7. parsley
  8. thyme
  9. oregano and basil. Set aside.
  10. Slice eggplant into 1/4-inch rounds. Place a layer of eggplant into the bottom of a lightly greased 9×12-inch glass baking dish. Then place a layer of the ground beef mixture over the eggplant
  11. followed by a layer of sliced onion. Top this with 1/2 the breadcrumbs and cheese. Then repeat the layers: eggplant
  12. ground beef mixture
  13. sliced onion and remaining breadcrumbs and cheese.
  14. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour
  15. remove foil and bake for 20 more minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 6

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