Moussaka for less
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 488.9
- Total Fat: 30.5 g
- Cholesterol: 147.3 mg
- Sodium: 274.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 28.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
- Protein: 24.2 g
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Introduction
I've been making this for years and it's definitely one of my favorite Greek dishes and goes from almost 700 calories a serving down to 488 by simply replacing oil with cooking spray :) Enjoy! I've been making this for years and it's definitely one of my favorite Greek dishes and goes from almost 700 calories a serving down to 488 by simply replacing oil with cooking spray :) Enjoy!Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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Eggplant, fresh, 3lbs
Onions, raw, 2 smal diced
Garlic, 1 tsp about 2 cloves
Allspice, 1 tsp
Cinnamon, ground, 1 tsp
*Lamb, Ground, 16 oz
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 2 large whole (3" dia)
Tomato Paste, 2 tbsp
Red Wine, 4 fl oz(1/2 cp)
Parsley, 3 tbsp
Ingedients for cheese sauce:
Butter, unsalted, 4 tbsp (2oz or 1/1 stick)
*Flour, white, 1/4 cup
Milk, 1%, 2.5 cup
Nutmeg, ground, 1 tsp(remove)
Parmesan Cheese, grated, 1/3 cup
Egg, fresh, whole, raw, 2 large lightly beaten
Tips
Don't be afraid to add or lessen the amount of flour needed to thicken the cheese sauce. Do whatever is necessary to obtain the consistancy you need.
Directions
Salt and sweat eggplant then rinse and brown using olive oil cooking spray. Saute onion and garlic in using cooking spray then add lamb and brown. Add Allspice and Cinnamon to mixture. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, Red Wine and parsley to lamb mixture.
Line a deep baking dish with a layer of eggplant, followed by lamb mixture then repeat until lamb is gone. Put leftover eggplant on top.
For the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a suacepan over low heat. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute oruntil pale and foaming. Remove the saucepan from the heat and gradually stir in the milk and nutmeg. Salt and pepper to taste. Return the pan to heat and stir constantly until the sauce boils and thickens. Refucve the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of parmesan until well combined. Stir in the egg just before using.
Pour cheese sauce over tip of eggplant/lamb layers and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Serving Size: cut into 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IMISSCINCI.
Line a deep baking dish with a layer of eggplant, followed by lamb mixture then repeat until lamb is gone. Put leftover eggplant on top.
For the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a suacepan over low heat. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute oruntil pale and foaming. Remove the saucepan from the heat and gradually stir in the milk and nutmeg. Salt and pepper to taste. Return the pan to heat and stir constantly until the sauce boils and thickens. Refucve the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of parmesan until well combined. Stir in the egg just before using.
Pour cheese sauce over tip of eggplant/lamb layers and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Serving Size: cut into 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IMISSCINCI.
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