Jorge's Pasta-less Eggplant Lasagna

Ingredients

• 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes diced canned
• 1  eggs 
• 2 large eggplant peeled sliced into 1/3-inch strips
• 6 ounce feta cheese 
• 8 ounces pkt spinach frozen thawed drained chopped
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 1 teaspoon penzey's southwest seasoning italian to taste
• 2 tablespoons catsup 
• 0.5 cup olive oil 
• 8 ounce parmesan cheese divided grated
• 16 ounce ricotta cheese 
• 16 ounce spaghetti sauce 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• paper towels
• oven
• whisk
• casserole dish
• broiler

Directions

1. Soak eggplant slices in a large bowl of lightly salted water for 30 minutes.
2. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
3. Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
6. Whisk olive oil and Italian seasoning together in a bowl.
7. Brush both sides of eggplant slices with the seasoned olive oil.
8. Arrange eggplant slices on a baking sheet and place in preheated oven; broil until browned, 2 to 4 minutes on each side.
9. Set oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
10. Measure 1 cup of Parmesan cheese and set aside.
11. Stir ricotta cheese, egg, and remaining Parmesan cheese together in a bowl.
12. Stir spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and ketchup together in a separate bowl.
13. Spread a small amount of spaghetti sauce mixture in the bottom of a casserole dish.
14. Top spaghetti sauce mixture with a layer of broiled eggplant slices.
15. Cover eggplant layer with a layer of the ricotta mixture.
16. Sprinkle a layer of feta on top of the ricotta mixture.
17. Cover feta layer with ground beef layer.
18. Sprinkle a layer of spinach on top of ground beef.
19. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with a final layer of eggplant topped with the reserved 1 cup Parmesan cheese.
20. Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling and cheese is browned, about 40 minutes.
21. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.