Saucy Ground Beef Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. ground beef or Italian style or breakfast pork sausage meat
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
3/4 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 medium eggplant (about 3/4 lb.), cut into 1-inch chunks
1 medium zucchini (about 8 oz.), cut into 1-inch chunks
1 (14 1/2 to 16 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1/4 c. tomato paste

Preparation

In 2 1/2-quart casserole, cook beef or sausage, garlic, onion, oregano, salt and pepper, covered, on High 4 to 6 minutes, until meat loses its pink color and onion is tender-crisp, stirring to break up meat halfway through cooking.
Stir in eggplant and zucchini.
Cook, covered, on High 8 to 10 minutes, until vegetables are almost tender, stirring halfway through cooking.
Stir in tomatoes and tomato paste.
Cook, covered, 5 to 7 minutes, until vegetables are tender, stirring halfway through cooking.
Makes 4 servings.