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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place the eggplant slices on a coated baking sheet. | 2. Broil the eggplant until lightly browned, about 5 minutes on each side. | 3. Heat the milk, just as small bubbles start to form, in a saucepan with onion slice and bay leaf. Remove from heat and discard the onion and bay leaf. | 4. Sauté chopped onion. | 5. Add ground beef, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, pumpkin pie spice, red pepper, and pepper to the onions. Continue cooking over medium heat for 8 minutes. | 6. Drain meat on paper towels and wipe out skillet. | 7. Return the meat to the skillet and mix in the tomatoes. | 8. Cook for 5 minutes over medium heat. | 9. Melt the margarine in a saucepan and stir in the flour, whisking constantly for 1 minute. Stir in the milk and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cooking for 5 minutes stirring constantly. | 10. Place half of the eggplant across the bottom of a coated 13 x 9 baking dish, then half of the meat mixture. | 11. Repeat layers. | 12. Pour the milk sauce over top and spread on the grated Parmesan cheese. | 13. Bake dish for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	2		unpeeled cut	-	-	-	-
milk	2	cups	skim	1104.0	26.592	10.992	114.432
white onion	1	g		60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
extra beef	2	lbs	ground lean	806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
salt	1/2	teaspoon	divided	-	-	-	-
pumpkin pie spice	1	teaspoon		5.814	1.1778	0.0979	0.2142
red pepper flake	1/4	teaspoon		806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon		0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
tomato	15	ounces	canned drained chopped	97.8057	21.6874	5.1029	0.8505
margarine	1	tablespoon		101.37899999999999	0.1269	0.1269	11.3505
purpose flour	3	tablespoons		806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
parmesan cheese	1	tablespoon	grated	18.5	2.0	2.0	0.25

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