Mighty Good Moussaka
Created by Bergy on October 31, 2011
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 1h
- Recipe #1788
Ingredients
- 3 pounds eggplant (2 medium, peeled, cut in 1/2 in slices)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil (separated, extra virgin)
- 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 can (8 ounce) tomato sauce
- 1 large tomato, coarsely chopped
- 1 banana pepper, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon Beau Monde seasoning
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Black pepper, to taste
- 10 medium mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 cup cottage cheese (2%)
- 1/2 cup dry red wine (or marsala wine)
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
How to Make
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Step 1: Lighly oil a skillet quickly brown the eggplant slices on both sides
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Step 2: Arrange half of the browned eggplant slices in a 9X12X2 oven proof pan
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Step 3: Add remaining oil to the skillet saute the onions, garlic and mushrooms for approximately 5 minutes or until the onion are translucent and the mushrooms are browned.
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Step 4: Add meat to the skillet and break up any lumps, mix well with the onion and mushrooms cook for about 5 minutes
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Step 5: Meanwhile in a saucepan heat the tomato paste, chopped tomato, bay leaf, beau monde, honey, oregano, banana pepper and pepper. Simmer gently for 10 minutes
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Step 6: Pour all of the meat mixture over the eggplant slices, top with cinnamon, allspice, cottage cheese. Cover with remaining eggplant slices, then pour on the tomato sauce and wine
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Step 7: Bake uncovered for 30 minutes in a 350F oven, Sprinkle with the cheese bake for a further 30 minutes
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Step 8: Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (509.5 g)
- Calories 437.6
- Total Fat - 24.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 7 g
- Cholesterol - 75.9 mg
- Sodium - 453.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10 g
- Sugars - 16 g
- Protein - 29.5 g
- Calcium - 143.8 mg
- Iron - 4.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg