Eggplant Cassarole

loritas
loritas Posts: 51
edited September 20 in Recipes
I made this recipe last night and thought I'd share. :) Just trying out some new things. It came out quick tasty. And my husband who normally dislikes eggplant, loved it!

Ingredients

1 med. size eggplant-peeled and cubed
1 pound of lean 93/7 ground beef
1 large can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
2 cups of mushrooms, chopped
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
1 cup of reduced fat mozzarella cheese
1/2 of an onion
garlic salt, dried oregano, cayenne pepper and crushed red pepper to taste
Directions

Combine garlic, onion, and Italian seasoning in a skillet with a little water and saute until the garlic and onion is tender. Add the eggplant and mushrooms and saute a little longer until veggies are tender. Then stir in parmesan cheese and add garlic salt and oregano to taste. In a separate pan, brown ground beef. Then add oregano, garlic salt, cayenne pepper and crushed red pepper to taste.

Place half of diced tomatoes in a baking dish. Layer eggplant mixture then sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese then half of ground beef. Repeat process for 2nd later. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Information
Number of Servings: 6

Calories 273 Sodium 316 mg
Total Fat 11 g Potassium 307 mg
Saturated 6 g Total Carbs 16 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 5 g
Monounsaturated 2 g Sugars 5 g
Trans 0 g Protein 29 g
Cholesterol 67 mg

Replies

  • ChefJeremyC
    ChefJeremyC Posts: 332
    do you know what the protein isn per serving? and what the serving size is?
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    do you know what the protein isn per serving? and what the serving size is?
    Her post above answers both of your questions.
    29g protein/serving
    Serving size is 1/6th of the recipe.
  • ChefJeremyC
    ChefJeremyC Posts: 332
    do you know what the protein isn per serving? and what the serving size is?
    Her post above answers both of your questions.
    29g protein/serving
    Serving size is 1/6th of the recipe.

    Thank you but 1/6 doesnt mean anything to me if im using a diffrent size pan or an eggplant that weighs a little more or less than what she used.
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    Eggplants aren't calorie dense. Use a medium sized eggplant as instructed and your calories won't vary enough to matter (at most maybe 10 calories/serving if you use a super large or super small eggplant..

    The pan size makes absolutely zero difference if the amount of ingredients you're using is the same. I could spread it all out on a cookie sheet and have thin wide 1/6th portions or I can jam it all into an 8"x8" pan and have a tall thin 1/6th portion. Doesn't matter. The volume is the same. The weight is the same. The nutritional value is the same.
  • ChefJeremyC
    ChefJeremyC Posts: 332
    pan size makes a huge difference and thats all im sayin!
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
    pan size makes a huge difference and thats all im sayin!

    Wow. No it doesnt. Please read my edit in my above post.

    Take a minute and actually think about what I'm saying.
    I can pour 8 ounces of water into a 100 ounce cup. Or, I can pour 8 oz of water in a 9oz cup. It's still 8oz of water.
  • loritas
    loritas Posts: 51
    Pan size shouldn't make a difference. I used the calculator on Sparks and then just divided into roughly 6 parts for each serving. I used and 11x13 pan if you are curious.
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