Oven Eggplant
Ingredients
1 medium eggplant
1/2 C. cottage cheese, low fat
2 Tbsp. onion, chopped
1 tsp. bay leaf, ground
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
2 Tbsp. tomato sauce
2 oz. provolone
Cooking Instructions
Cook eggplant in boiling water, covered, 10 minutes. Drain and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out insides, leaving 1/2-inch shell. Mash scooped out insides with cottage cheese, onion, bay leaf, basil, oregano and tomato sauce. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Stuff eggplant halves. Place in casserole dish. Bake, covered, 15 minutes. Add a little water to bottom of pan to keep eggplant moist. Top with provolone cheese. Bake 5 more minutes, uncovered.
"But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'" (Matthew 4:4)
