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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 50 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Soak eggplant slices in a large bowl of lightly salted water for 30 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towels. | 2. Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. | 3. Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. | 4. Whisk olive oil and Italian seasoning together in a bowl. | 5. Brush both sides of eggplant slices with the seasoned olive oil. | 6. Arrange eggplant slices on a baking sheet and place in preheated oven; broil until browned, 2 to 4 minutes on each side. | 7. Set oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). | 8. Measure 1 cup of Parmesan cheese and set aside. | 9. Stir ricotta cheese, egg, and remaining Parmesan cheese together in a bowl. | 10. Stir spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and ketchup together in a separate bowl. | 11. Spread a small amount of spaghetti sauce mixture in the bottom of a casserole dish. | 12. Top spaghetti sauce mixture with a layer of broiled eggplant slices. | 13. Cover eggplant layer with a layer of the ricotta mixture. | 14. Sprinkle a layer of feta on top of the ricotta mixture. | 15. Cover feta layer with ground beef layer. | 16. Sprinkle a layer of spinach on top of ground beef. | 17. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with a final layer of eggplant topped with the reserved 1 cup Parmesan cheese. | 18. Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling and cheese is browned, about 40 minutes. | 19. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	2		peeled sliced	-	-	-	-
beef	1	pound	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
olive oil	1/2	cup		954.72	0.0	0.0	108.0
italian seasoning	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	package	grated divided	-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
spaghetti sauce	1	jar		-	-	-	-
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
ketchup	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
feta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
spinach	8	ounces	chopped thawed drained	49.8951	8.845	4.9895	0.6804

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