Ground Beef And Eggplant Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 eggplant, peeled and cubed
1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped green pepper
1 c. butter-toasted bread crumbs
1 c. chopped fresh tomatoes (do not precook)
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Cook eggplant in salted water until tender.
Saute onions, celery and peppers in a little margarine.
Mix meat that has been cooked and drained, eggplant and sauteed vegetables together.
Add salt and pepper.
Put in a buttered casserole dish.
Add diced tomatoes and bread crumbs, then sprinkle a few bread crumbs on top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until hot through (takes about 20 minutes or longer).