Poor Man's Lasagna with Eggplant

1 large eggplant, peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch slices (or so)
2 eggs, beaten with a fork
1 1/2 Cups panko breadcrumbs or beaten crackers
1 jar pasta sauce
1 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 Cup shredded parmesean cheese

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Coat eggplant slices with egg then dip in breadcrumbs or crackers.  Spread a light coat of oil over a foil lined baking sheet.  Place the eggplant slices on it in a single layer.  Bake the slices for 15 minutes, flip over then bake another 10 minutes.  Increase the oven temperature to 475 degrees.  In a foil lined 8x10 inch dish layer pasta sauce, eggplant, cheese, and continue to follow this layering until all the eggplant has been used and is covered with a final layer of cheese.  I cooked up some turkey breakfast sausage to add to this and layered the sausage between the eggplant and the sauce.  So my layers when eggplant, sauce, sausage, cheese, eggplant, sauce, sausage, cheese.  Bake in the oven until the cheese melts and turns golden in spots, about 15 minutes.  Serve this delicious meal.  For two people this lasts about 3 days of leftovers.  It cost about $4 to make depending on the price of the eggplant. 

I did have a picture but I can't get it to load, so if I can get it to load later I will add it to this post.

Mini Eggplant Pizzas

1 eggplant, peeled and cut into as many slices as you want (just don't make them too thin)
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Pasta Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese (I like adding Asiago, Parmesan, and sometimes other cheese)

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  Brush both sides of the eggplant with oil and then season with salt and pepper to taste.  If you like you can also add some Garlic - fresh or ground.  Arrange them on a baking sheet (use parchment or foil to line it otherwise you have a lot of hard cleaning later) and bake until browned and almost tender, 6-8 minutes, turning once.  Spread desired amount of pasta sauce and cheese on each eggplant slice.  Bake until the cheese melts, 3 to 5 minutes.

Sometimes I add things to my pizzas like mushrooms or turkey pepperoni (did you know they had turkey pepperoni???), so make these your own and they are a healthy delicious meal. 

The reason I made these today was because I needed some comfort food and what better comfort than pizza?  I needed comfort to get over a recent rejection, so instead of making cookies and baking a dessert I made pizzas.  Interesting how cooking can be so cathartic.  The rejection still hurts so maybe I will bake some tofu cheesecake later, but for now both my psyche and tummy are satisfied.