Savoury Crêpe Bake

I know I should have blogged my own entry into my challenge sooner but I've been a bit ill recently and not been feeling up to doing much in the kitchen. This is also why there haven't been many posts lately. I'm starting to feel better now so last night I whipped up a batch of crêpes for dinner. I used the recipe in the challenge announcement post and this made 20 crêpes in a 20cm non stick frying pan. I've used 12 in this recipe and the rest have been stashed in the freezer to use as quick desserts or even to make another variation on this savoury bake.

Ingredients - serves 4

Filling:
1 medium onion, chopped
3 rashers smoky bacon, chopped
1 small aubergine, 1cm cut into dice
1 medium courgette, 1cm cut into dice
Salt and pepper to taste
Generous sprinkling of smoked paprika
2-3tbsp sunflower/olive oil

Sauce:
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1/2 tin water
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste

12 crêpes

1. Make the crêpes and stack them on a plate and leave to cool whilst preparing the filling and sauce.
2. For the sauce pour all the ingredients into a medium saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer over a medium-low heat for about 30 minutes.
3. For the filling heat the oil over a medium heat in a large non stick frying pan and fry the onion for 2-3 minutes and then add the bacon and fry for another 5 minutes. Then add the aubergine and cook until it begins to colour and finally add the courgettes and continue cooking for a further 4 minutes to ensure the vegetables are lightly coloured. Season with salt and pepper and add the smoked paprika.
4. To assemble the bake simply layer the crêpes and filling like you would for a lasagne, place 4 crêpes on the base of large shallow rectangular baking dish, top with half of the filling, cover the filling with another 4 crêpes and the add the remaining filling. Top with the remaining 4 crêpes and pour over the sauce. Bake in a preheated oven at 200C for 25-30 minutes and serve with a green salad. 

You could add grated cheese to the top if you want before baking but as my boyfriend doesn't eat cheese and I was feeling uncharacteristically healthy last night I didn't bother. Next time I make this though my half will have lots of cheese on it!