Baked Eggplant - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium eggplant
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. minced onion
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
2 c. cooked rice
5 Tbsp. margarine
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1/2 c. bread crumbs

Preparation

Peel eggplant and cut into cubes.
Cook in boiling, salted water until tender (15 to 20 minutes).
Drain; mash with fork. Brown meat in 3 tablespoons margarine.
Add onion and pepper and cook until tender.
Stir in eggplant, rice, salt and pepper. Spoon into a 10 x 6 x 2-inch baking dish.
Saute bread crumbs in remaining 2 tablespoons margarine.
Sprinkle over eggplant mixture.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.