Baked Eggplant - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 eggplant
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/4 stick margarine
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 c. Italian rice, cooked
1/3 c. seasoned bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. parsley
1/3 lb. grated Romano cheese

Preparation

Peel eggplant and cut into cubes.
Cook in boiling salt water. Drain well.
Mash eggplant down with a fork.
Brown ground beef in butter with spices, onion and green pepper.
Stir in eggplant and cooked rice.
Spoon into lightly greased Pyrex casserole. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and grated Romano cheese.
Cover and bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes.