Cheesy Low-carb Eggplant Parmesan

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggplants
• 1 (26 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 (2 cup) container low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 -2 egg
• italian spices
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f spray two cookie sheets with non-stick spray.
• 2 in one bowl, beat the egg(s) until well incorporated. in another bowl, put your parmesan cheese along with any italian seasonings you like, and salt and pepper.
• 3 slice eggplants into 1/2 inch slices. dip each slice in the egg, then into the parmesan cheese until covered. place on cookie sheet.
• 4 cook at 425 for 20 minutes, turning the eggplant slices half way through.
• 5 meanwhile, brown the hamburger.
• 6 lower the oven temperature to 350°f once the eggplant slices have finished cooking.
• 7 spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. put a small amount of spaghetti sauce on the bottom, then layer half the eggplant slices on the bottom.
• 8 top the first layer of slices with half (or a little less) of remaining tomato sauce, then spread the ricotta evenly over the tomato sauce.
• 9 spread the hamburger evenly over the ricotta.
• 10 use the remaining eggplant slices to layer over the hamburger. cover with remaining tomato sauce, then the mozzarella cheese.
• 11 bake at 350°f for 20 minutes, then let sit for 5 minutes before serving. enjoy!