Rice Eggplant Upside-Down Pie

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Rice Eggplant Upside-Down Pie Ingredients

1 1/2 ts Olive oil	3 tb Tomato paste
3 tb Bread crumbs	1 ts Leaf oregano,crumbled
1 Eggplant,cut in 1/4" slices	1 ts Salt
1/4 c Olive oil	1/2 ts Pepper
1 c Rice,long-grain	2 oz Provolone cheese,shredded
1/2 lb Italian sausage,sweet	2 oz Mozzarella cheese,shredded
1 Onion,small,chopped	1/4 c Pine nuts(opt)
2 Garlic cloves,finely chopped	Parsley(garnish,opt)
1 Egg,lightly beaten	Cherry tomatoes(garnish,opt)

Instructions for Rice Eggplant Upside-Down Pie

1. Preheat broiler. Grease bottom and sides of 10" pie plate with the 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil. Dust with bread crumbs. Place eggplant on baking sheet; brush both sides with 1/4 cup oil. 2. Broil about 5 minutes or until lightly browned on both sides. 3. Reduce oven to moderate (350F). 4. Cook rice following package directions, salt optional. Drain any excess liquid. Reserve rice. Cover bottom and sides of prepared plate with eggplant slices, overlapping if necessary. 5. Crumble sausage into large skillet; lightly brown. Carefully pour off excess fat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in rice, egg, tomato paste, oregano, salt, pepper, provolone, mozzarella and pine nuts, if using. Spoon mixture over eggplant, packing down well. Cover with foil. 6. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350F) for 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Place serving plate over pie plate; carefully invert. Remove pie plate. Garnish with parsley and cherry tomatoes, if you wish. Let stand 10 minues before slicing. (Vivian Calandiello, Totowa NJ) From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

Main Ingredient: PieCuisine: Uncategorized

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