Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Spray cookie sheet, arrange eggplant slices and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Cook slices 5 minutes on each side.
  4. Lower oven temp to 375.
  5. Brown meat, onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes.
  6. Add red pepper and mushrooms, and cook 5 minutes.
  7. Add spinach, tomatoes, tomato sauce, spices and wine and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  8. Blend ricotta, egg and Green onion.
  9. Blend together Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese.
  10. Spread 1/3 of meat sauce in bottom of 9” x 13” glass pan.
  11. Layer ½ eggplant slices
  12. Dollop and Spread ½ ricotta
  13. Layer 1/3 mozzarella/parmesan mixture.
  14. REPEAT
  15. Add last layer of sauce, then mozzarella/parmesan mixture on top.
  16. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
  17. Remove foil and bake or broil another 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned.
  18. Let it rest 10 minutes before slicing, if you can wait that long!