baked orzo with eggplant and mozzarella

Need to try with real orzo. Would be good with kalamata . I added pepper flakes and the juice of lemon.

It was good, I don’t know that I’d make it again. I know it’s supposed be light compared to like other pasta dishes but I feel like it needed probably about 50% more cheese but I’m a cheese fiend, so ymmv. I also ended up one tomato short because one had to be tossed, but I didn’t miss it.

I roast the eggplant in the oven for 20 minutes rather than fry it.