Eggplant En Casserole
Ingredients:
1 cup hamburger meat
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
3 Tbsp cooking oil
1 cup Evangeline Maid bread, cubed
1 cup canned tomatoes
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green onion
2 Tbsp bell pepper, chopped fine
1 Tbsp minced parsley
2 medium eggplants
1/2 cup lightly toasted Evangeline Maid breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp margarine or butter
Directions:
Peel eggplant, cut into 1-inch pieces. Smother with 1 cup water in a covered saucepan
Season meat and brown in cooking oil in an iron skillet
Add chopped celery, onions, pepper and parsley, cook until vegetables are wilted. Pour off excess oil
Add tomatoes and cook on low for about 15 minutes.
Drain and mash eggplant. Add eggplant and cubed bread to meat mixture, stir until blended and pour into casserole
Mix bread crumbs and melted butter, then pour over casserole.
Brown in the oven at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes
Garnish with parsley, sliced stuffed olives, green pepper rings or red pimento.