Recipe: Moussaka
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Recipe type: Entree
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Serves: 5
 
Ingredients
  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 5 oz shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs or egg substitute
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • oregano
  • cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Slice the eggplant in ½" slices, prepared as mentioned above
  2. Butter a casserole dish and layer half the eggplant slices in the casserole dish
  3. Brown the ground beef in a pan
  4. Add tomatoes and tomato sauce
  5. Add minced garlic to the meat as well as salt, pepper, oregano and a dash of cinnamon
  6. Pour the mixture into your casserole dish on top of the eggplant
  7. Layer the remaining eggplants on top.
  8. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl or use egg substitute
  9. Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour
  10. On low heat add milk slowly until it comes to a rolling boil
  11. Slowly spoon cheese into the mixture while stirring continuously
  12. Add a spoonful or two of the cheesy sauce to the beaten egg and whisk it in
  13. Now pour all of the egg mixture into the cheese sauce and stir until smooth.
  14. Pour the cheese sauce over the top layer of eggplant and smooth it with a spoon.
  15. Bake at 400F for 30 minutes
Recipe by Cook Like A Guy at https://www.cooklikeaguy.com/moussaka/