Wonderful Italian Eggplant (aubergine)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (8 ounce) cans salt-free tomato sauce or 2 (8 ounce) cans regular tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb medium eggplant, peeled, sliced into 1/2 inch slices
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400.
• 2 combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• 3 place eggplant slices on oiled sheet and bake 15 minute reduce heat to 350.
• 4 lightly oil 8" square pan with spray.
• 5 spoon 2/3 cup of the sauce in the bottom of prepared pan.
• 6 top with 1/2 cup of the eggplant.
• 7 drop ricotta by the spoonfuls onto eggplant.
• 8 top with next layer of 2/3 cup sauce.
• 9 add remaining eggplant slices and press them down lightly.
• 10 sprinkle with mozza then remaining sauce.
• 11 sprinkle top with parmesan cheese.
• 12 bake, uncovered 35 minute let stand 5 minutes.