Eggplant Sausage Saute Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 med. eggplant
• 1/2 c. celery
• minced
• 1 med. yellow onion
• minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh garlic
• 1 (14 ounce.) can tomatoes
• cut up (reserve liquid)
• 2 tbsp. parsley
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 3 c. cooked rice
• 1 pound sausage of choice (cut to bite-size)
• 1/2 pound Jack cheese
• cubed
• Grated hard cheese

Instructions

1. Cut unpeeled eggplant into 3/4 inch cubes.
2. Add in next 7 ingredients.
3. Cook on stove top or possibly microwave till tender.
4. Prepare rice.
5. Fry or possibly broil sausage.
6. To serve, arrange sausage and cheese cubes on bed of rice; cover with eggplant saute/fry.
7. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
8. Serves 4.