five olives

Tomato Meat Sauce

What we need:

• 4 quarts of water
• 2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 cups (about 8 ounces) noodles
• 6 slices (3 ounces) mozzarella cheese
• 1 eggplant ( about 1 pound)
• 1/4 cup cream
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Cooking Instructions

1. Prepare Tomato Meat Sauce.
2. Heat water in a large saucepan. Add salt, then noodles; stir with a fork.
   Boil rapidly, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until noodles are tender. Drain. Set aside.
3. Wash eggplant, pare, and cut into 1/2 -inch-thick slices.
4. Combine eggs and cream.
5. Heat oil in a skillet. Dip eggplant into egg mixture, then into bread crumbs.
   Put eggplant slices into skillet and brown slowly on both sides.
6. Put a third of the drained noodles into a greased 2-quart casserole. Layer with a third
   of eggplant slices. Add 1 cup meat sauce. Sprinkle with a third of grated cheese.
   Repeat layers, ending with eggplant slices. Top with cheese slices. Cover casserole.
7. Bake at 350 F about 20 minutes. Remove cover and bake 10-15 minutes, or until
   cheese is lightly browned. Serve with remaining meat sauce.