Baked Eggplant

Ingredients:


1 eggplant
1 large hunk of mozzarella cheese (can be bought at the grocery store)
garlic (optional)
1 can of pasta sauce (whatever you prefer)
2 tablespoons olive oil
Crushed red pepper (optional)

Instructions:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Chop eggplant into 1/2 - 1 inch rounds.  Arrange in baking dish.

3.  Drizzle olive oil over the top of the eggplant.  If you would like, sprinkle or spread some garlic over the eggplant.  Bake until eggplant begins to brown and soften.

4.  Remove eggplant.  Slice mozzarella and lay on top of eggplant slices.  You can stack the eggplant if you want.

5.  Pour the can of pasta sauce over the eggplant and cheese until it is all covered.  Bake until cheese is melted.

6.  Remove and serve.  We like to sprinkle crushed red pepper over the top to give it a little spice.

Adapted from: Katelyn Werner