Hello Grandma64:
Hope all's well with you. You haven't posted in a few days and we miss your humour. Please post.
George L.
Canada

I had this recipe for over 20 years. One day I decided to try eggplant for the first time and I was on this diet and this was in the cookbook. I hope you enjoy this

Eggplant Parmesan

12 ozs lean ground beef
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 1/2 cups canned tomatoes
3/4 cup tomato paste
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp each oregano and basil
1 1/2 Ib eggplant
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
4 oz skim milk cheese, 7%MF, grated

Saute ground beef in large frying pan sp and discard fat. rayed with nonstick spray. When meat is browned, put into sieve; drain off fat. Return meat to pan. Add next 8 ingredients. Simmer for 30 mintues uncovered. Meanwhile, peel and slice eggplant into 8 thin, round slices. Place on cookie sheet and broil until slightly browned. Turn slicesover and broil other side.

Preheat oven to 350 F

In a 8" square baking dish put 4 of the larger slices of the eggplant. Cover with 1/3 of the sauce, 1/2 of the Parmesan and 1/2 of the skim milk cheese. Repeat layers of eggplant, sauce and cheeses. Cover with remaining sause. Bake for 30 minutes

Yield 4 servings

353 calories
30 gram protein
15 grams fat
26 grams carbohydrate
107 mg cholestrol
1603 mg sodium

Food groups
4 lean meat
1 bread
1 Vegetable
the high carbohydrate content counts as one bread. Serve with a salad or extra veges.  You can use ground chicken or turkey or even those ground vegetarian tofu. 

The author of the Weigh****chers friendly "Hungry Girl" cookbooks swears by these noodles, but she also states that you need to use paper towels to make them really, really dry.  Try www.hungrygirl.com to check the recipes and to sign up for daily emails if you'd like. 

Turkey Meatloaf

Ground turkey
eggs
Fiber One Cereal(the twigs) that's been pulverized in a blender/food processor
Reduced Sugar Ketchup
Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilis - Drained
Onion
Bell Pepper
Garlic
Salt/Pepper


Sooooo Yummy!!!  Everyone that has tried mine LOVES it and has no clue that it's not beef.


A friend of mine adds grated zucchini to hers.....seems like it would add to the moisture

Hey Heather!  Hope ya like them when you make 'em :)