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Cheesy Moussaka Pasta Bake

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 65m
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 eggplant, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 600 grams lamb mince
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 400 grams diced tomatoes, canned
  • 1/2 cup vegetable stock, or chicken stock for non-vegetarian version
  • 2 tablespoons oregano leaves, fresh chopped plus extra to serve
  • 250 grams dried curls pasta
  • 2 cups Greek-style yoghurt, plain
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour
  • 1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, from a block (500 grams)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat and add onion and cook for 5 minutes or until softened and then add eggplant and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until golden and tender.

  • Step 2: Add garlic, cinnamon and allspice and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant and then add mince and cook, breaking up mince with a wooden spoon, for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned and now add tomato paste, tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes or until mixture has thickened and then stir in oregano.

  • Step 3: Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water until tender, drain and return to pan.

  • Step 4: Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan-forced and grease a 10-cup-capacity baking dish. Stir 1 cup mince mixture into pasta and spoon pasta mixture into prepared dish, gently pressing to compact and then spoon over remaining mince mixture and smooth top.

  • Step 5: Combine yoghurt, egg, flour and 1/4 cup cheese in a bowl and season with salt and pepper and spoon over mince mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese. , season with salt and pepper and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and then let stand for 10 minutes, top with extra oregano and serve.


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