Spicy Sausage Salsa and Roasted Eggplant

This recipe is full of flavor... Sausage is the key... however, you may substitute it with your favorite meat.  A delicious addition to this would be a side of rice or potato hash.  Enjoy! -Trudy

1 large peeled eggplant
4 small breakfast Jimmy Dean sausage patties
1/2 chopped onion
1/3 jar Publix Medium Salsa
2 chopped medium tomatoes
1/2 cup (no salt added) tomato sauce
Sea salt & pepper
1/2 t onion powder
1 t paprika
1/4 t cayenne pepper
Dash of garlic powder

Slice your eggplant into 3/4 in. slices. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and place on baking sheet. Broil in oven till brown, then turn. Brown both sides and remove from oven.
In a pan on the stove, crumble and brown sausage patties. Add onions...brown till desired texture. Add the remaining ingredients.  Simmer for 7 min.  Spoon over each eggplant slice. (I even topped my husbands with a fried egg.) Serve with toasted ciabatta bread.