Brown rice & eggplant with cheese custard
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Eggplant |
| 1 | large | Onion |
| 2 | Cloves garlic | |
| 4 | larges | Tomatoes |
| 1 | small | Carrot |
| 1 | teaspoon | Basil |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ¼ | cup | Parsley -- (minced) |
| 1 | cup | Peas,frozen |
| 2 | cups | Brown rice,cooked |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 2 | tablespoons | Flour |
| 1½ | cup | Milk |
| ¼ | teaspoon | White pepper |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 1 | cup | Ricotta |
| 2 | Eggs,beaten | |
| ¼ | Parmesan,grated | |
Directions
Peel and slice the eggplant. Place the slices in an oiled casserole and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes on lowest oven rack at 400 degrees F. Chop/mince the other vegetables. Saute the onions and garlic, then add the other vegetables, basil,and spices. Set this aside. To assemble: spread rice over the eggplant slices, then spoon the vegetables on top. Make a custartd with remaining ingredients, Pour this custard over the casserole and bake in a 350-degree oven for 45 minutes. Let stand awhile before serving.
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