Moussaka

Save money at the checkout counter by cooking up two great value ingredients- milk and ground beef.

Course Main Dishes
Prep. Time 15 mins
Cooking Time 1 hr, 15 mins
Yields 6 to 8 servings

Preparation
Nutritional Info
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Preparation

What You Need

4 medium eggplants, sliced 1/4-in (0.5 cm) thick

Salt

3/4 cup (180 ml) butter

2 large onions, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 1/2 lbs (750 g) ground beef or

lamb

1/2 cup (125 ml) tomato sauce

Salt

Pepper, to taste

Dash of nutmeg

1/2 cup (125 ml) all-purpose flour

4 1/2 cups (1.125 l) hot milk

3 egg yolks, well-beaten

1 1/4 cups (310 ml) grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Sprinkle eggplant generously with salt and let stand while preparing meat and Milk Sauce.

Sauté onion and garlic in 3 tbsp (45 mL) butter; add beef and brown; drain off some fat. Add tomato sauce, salt and pepper; simmer for 5 to 10 min. Set aside.

Milk Sauce:
In a saucepan, melt remaining butter, blend in flour. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly; cook over low heat until smooth and thickened. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.

Add a small amount of the Milk sauce to egg yolks and whisk into the sauce. Cook an additional 2 min, stirring constantly; reserve.

Rinse eggplant and pat dry. Brown eggplant slices on both sides under broiler. Place 1/3 of the eggplant slices in a buttered 9 x 13-in (23 x 33 cm) baking pan; cover with half of the beef mixture and sprinkle with 1/2 cup (125 mL) cheese.

Repeat layering. Top with eggplant. Cover with Milk sauce, sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake at 350 °F (180 °C) for 1 hour.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 569 Calories
Protein: 34 g
Carbohydrate: 33 g
Fat: 35 g
Fibre: 10.2 g
Sodium: 504 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 35 % / 386 mg
Vitamin B12: 158 %
Zinc: 71 %
Selenium: 60 %
Phosphorus: 48 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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