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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan although you could use a 13 x 9 pan using a smaller pan will result in a thicker casserole. | 2. Peel the eggplants then slice 1/4-inch thick (or a little thicker won't hurt). | 3. Brush cookie sheet with olive oil. | 4. Coat each side of sliced eggplant with olive oil then season slices with salt and freshly ground pepper (I use seasoned salt for this and use as much pepper as desired). | 5. Place the eggplant slices on cookie sheet; broil under the broiler until brown; turn and broil the other side, brushing with oil if needed; repeat with all eggplant slices. | 6. In the bottom of the prepared baking dish arrange half of the eggplant slices. | 7. In a large skillet, combine beef and onions; cook stirring until the beef is no longer pink and the onions are soft; drain fat. | 8. Add in the garlic, tomato sauce, oregano, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper to taste; pour mixture over eggplant slices. | 9. Arrange the remaining eggplant slices over the beef mixture. | 10. PREPARE THE CHEESE SAUCE: Melt the butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour, 1/2 tsp salt and pepper to taste; gradually stir in half and half or milk, cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. | 11. In a small bowl, beat egg; stir in some of the hot sauce, then add egg to sauce mixture, mix well; add in Parmesan cheese, and stir again. | 12. Pour the cheese sauce over mixture in baking dish. | 13. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes. | 14. Cut into squares. | 15. Note: If doubling this recipe to serve 8 it is best to make two separate casseroles instead of one larger one. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	2			-	-	-	-
olive oil				-	-	-	-
beef	1		ground ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
onion	2		peeled chopped	88.0	20.548000000000002	2.42	0.22
garlic	2	tablespoons	minced	25.33	5.6202	1.0812	0.085
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
oregano	1	teaspoon	dried	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
salt	1	teaspoon	divided	-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
butter	3	tablespoons		256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
salt	1/2	teaspoon	seasoned	-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
flour	2	tablespoons		72.285	15.8257	1.1751	0.2804
half cream	1	cup		136.88	20.88	6.032	3.248
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.