Eggplant Jumbolia

Meat mixture: (cook over med heat)

1 pound ground lean hamburger
1 pound spicy/hot Jimmy Dean sausage
1 onion (diced)
3 fresh garlic cloves (minced)
1 tbls steak seasonings

2 eggplant (peeled and cut into chunky pieces).  boil until fork tender.  Mash and add to meat mixture. 

Optional:
2 celery stalks (diced)
1/2 bell pepper (diced...I didn't add this one.)
Add to meat mixture. 

Mix the meat and egglant with 4 cups cooked rice and serve.