Eggplant Lasagna Recipe

My kids are not used to eating vegetables, so now, I'm looking for recipes that has sneaky veggies in them!  My kids didn't even notice there was an eggplant/vegetable in their pasta!♥

Eggplant Lasagna Recipe

Ingredients:
1 box lasagna noodles (500 grams)
cooked according to package directions

Bechamel sauce:
3/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cans evaporated milk (1 can is equivalent to 225 ml or 1 cup)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Eggplant meat sauce:
3/4 kilo ground beef
1 cup chopped eggplant
1/4 cup cooking oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
6 tablespoon white wine (optional)
1 piece bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning (herbs)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cans tomato paste (150 grams each)
dissolve in 1 cup water with 1 beef cube
1 bar quickmelt cheese to add in between layers and for topping

Procedure:
Cook the Bechamel Sauce
1. Melt butter in a pan.
2. Blend in flour until bubbly.
3. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
4. Cook until bubbly and a bit thick.
make sure not to burn the milk by lowering the flame.
5. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
6. Set aside.

Cook the eggplant meat sauce
1. Saute onion in oil until translucent, add in the garlic and cook for a while but do not brown.
2. Put in the ground beef, white wine and chopped eggplant.  Cook until the beef changes color and eggplant is very soft.  Add the Italian seasoning and bay leaf.
3. Pour in the beef broth (1 cup) and tomato paste mixture.
4. Simmer gently until thick.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. Set aside.

To assemble:
1. Grease a rectangular dish (around 10x7 inches) with butter.
2. pour 1/3 of bechamel sauce.
3. Arrange a layer of pasta.  Spoon in tomato meat sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
4. Repeat number 3.  End with bechamel sauce on top of the layer.
5. Sprinkle with Quickmelt cheese.
6. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 F until golden brown.

7. Let stand 5-10 minutes to set.

Italian Herbs/Seasoning

More decent pictures next time!  Looks like I'll be making more of this, soon!  The kids and hubby enjoyed it!