Roasted Eggplant with cheese Sauce
Ingredients
1 large eggplant cut into 12 slices
salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large yellow onion , diced
1 green bell pepper , diced
salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
1 garlic clove , minced
1-1/2 cups tomato sauce (such as pasta sauce/marinara sauce)
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1-1/2 cups part skim Oaxaca Fresh Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Arrange eggplant slices on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle each slice with salt; let stand 20 minutes.
- Using paper towels, wipe off the moisture from each slice and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until browned on top.
In the meantime, prepare the Tomato Sauce.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add onions and peppers; season with salt and pepper and cook until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Stir in garlic and continue to cook for 30 seconds.
- In a mixing bowl, combine tomato sauce, light brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, oregano and parsley; mix until thoroughly combined.
- Add tomato sauce mixture to the onion mixture and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through.
- Remove eggplants from oven.
- LOWER oven temperature to 350F.
- Lightly grease a baking pan or a casserole dish with cooking spray. (You can also use the same baking sheet that you used for roasting the eggplants.)
- Cover the bottom of the baking dish with about 1/4 cup tomato sauce.
- Place the 4 largest eggplant slices over the tomato sauce.
- Over each slice of eggplant, spread couple tablespoons of tomato sauce and add the cheese.
- Repeat layers, ending with cheese. Each stack should consist of 3 eggplant slices.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the tops turn light brown.
- Remove from oven and serve.
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