Eggplant and Ground Beef Lasagna

Name: Eggplant and Ground Beef Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 473 milliliters mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend; 1 eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced; 4 fresh mushrooms, sliced; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 227 grams ground beef; 822 grams Italian-flavored crushed tomatoes; 9 lasagna noodles; 1 onion, chopped

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Eggplant and Ground Beef Lasagnan a try. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 344 calories, 18g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. A mixture of italian-flavored tomatoes, eggplant, lasagna noodles, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Grease the bottom and sides of 9x13 inch baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook the lasagna noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain and set aside.

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Water

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Cook and stir ground beef, onion, mushrooms, and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until the beef is completely browned, about 10 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Garlic

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Stir canned tomatoes into ground beef; simmer until sauce has formed, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Sauce

Pour about one-fourth of the sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

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Sauce

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Layer noodles on top of sauce.

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Spread a thin layer of sauce on top of noodles.

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Place a layer of eggplant slices on top of noodle and sauce layer.

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Sprinkle about one-fourth of the cheese on top of eggplant slices.

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Repeat layering with remaining ingredients, until ending with a layer of sauce topped with remaining cheese.

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Bake in preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and brown on top, about 40 minutes.

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Servings:

473milliliters

mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend 1

eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced 4

fresh mushrooms, sliced 2cloves

garlic, crushed 227grams

ground beef 822grams

Italian-flavored crushed tomatoes 9

lasagna noodles 1

onion, chopped

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian works really well with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Castello di Monsanto Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 40 dollars per bottle.