Mediterranean Chicken and Eggplant

Mediterranean Chicken and Eggplant 4 Thick Boneless Chicken Breast (or 8 Thin Sliced) Cubed 2 Medium sized Eggplant sliced in to rounds (1/2 inch thick) 3 Tbs Olive Oil 1 Large Onion Sliced 1 cup water 1 9 oz. can Tomato Paste 2 Tbs Oregano 2 tsp minced garlic 1 4 oz container Feta cheese crumbled. Salt and Pepper to taste. Peel and slice eggplant and lay out on paper towels and salt both sides. cover eggplant sliced with more paper towels and put a heavy pan on them so they can "sweat" ( removes bitterness) for about and hour. Pre Heat oven to 400 ° Rinse off eggplant and lightly brush with olive oil and either grill or saute for a few minutes to just barely soften and transfer to baking dish and set aside. Take chicken cubes,sliced onion and garlic saute in fry pan until chicken is no longer pink. Drain off any liquid and then add tomato paste, water, and oregano and bring to a slow boil. Pour chicken mix over eggplant in baking dish and bake at 400° for 20 minutes Remove from oven and top with feta and serve over rice or noodles.