ROASTED EGGPLANT and Pampered Chef

I made this two months ago. I can't find the recipe. It doesn't end well.

Please don't judge...

So, of course you start with eggplant! There was also zuchini and a ton of spices. And rice. 

Special rice.

FORBIDDEN RICE!

Don't screw with forbidden rice! This dish was cursed because I dared to not heed the warning of the forbidden rice...

But the eggplant was delicious and easy and I plan to continue to cook eggplant like this because, YUM!

Brush with olive oil.

Face down on a cookie sheet. (This cookie sheet is my lovely Pampered Chef stoneware cookie sheet.)

Flip them over and cook them some more. Maybe 20 minutes? I don't remember. Look it up, this is the internet!

Meanwhile back at the ranch...

Cook onions in olive oil.

Add zuchini.

Oops, there should be a ton of garlic in there too.

Add these benign looking spices.

And these ones too...

You should also be cooking the 

FORBIDDEN RICE

at the same time...

Cook all the spicy vegetables.

Add the

FORBIDDEN RICE!

Now scoop out your previously roasted eggplant and add it.

Put it all in your brand new PAMPERED CHEF baking dish.

Cook it until it is beautiful.

Then realize it is so spicy that you are going to die and have yogurt, nuts, crackers and apricots instead. Read your nice book and have a beer, too. 

You need it to deal with the disappointment!

Now the thing is, the consistancy of this was lovely and it was quite healthy. I don't remember what all the spices were, but I am pretty sure if I use brown rice instead of forbidden and if I cut the spices down, this is something I would cook and eat with pleasure.

Also, if you want Pampered Chef stuff, let me know and I will give you a link to Elizabeth's website. Oh heck, here it is...