The Best Moussaka! Recipe

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The Best Moussaka!
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Directions:

  1. Brown meat (either ground lamb or ground beef), onions, and garlic in olive oil.
  2. Add parsley, tomato, tomato sauce, nutmeg, salt and pepper, and bouillon.
  3. Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in breadcrumbs.
  5. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  6. Thinly slice eggplant.
  7. Dust with flour.
  8. Heat olive oil in skillet and brown eggplant on both sides.
  9. Cover bottom of greased large casserole dish (or greased small round roasting pan, which is what I use because I don't have a casserole dish big enough) with cooked, sliced potatoes.
  10. Top potato layer with with meat mixture and top that with eggplant.
  11. To make sauce, melt butter in saucepan.
  12. Add flour.
  13. Cook and stir 1 minute.
  14. Stir in milk.
  15. Cook on medium-low, stirring constantly, until thick and just starting to boil.
  16. Remove from heat and stir in eggs and cheese.
  17. Pour sauce evenly over eggplant layer in casserole dish.
  18. Place casserole dish into a larger pan containing some water.
  19. Bake, uncovered, for one hour.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 498.46 Kcal (2087 kJ)
Calories from fat 239.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.6g 41%
Cholesterol 125.81mg 42%
Sodium 641.66mg 27%
Potassium 1076.6mg 23%
Total Carbs 35.52g 12%
Sugars 7.76g 31%
Dietary Fiber 5.87g 23%
Protein 28.81g 58%
Vitamin C 15mg 25%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 3.3mg 19%
Calcium 333.8mg 33%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 105.3 Kcal (441 kJ)
Calories from fat 50.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.62g 41%
Cholesterol 26.58mg 42%
Sodium 135.55mg 27%
Potassium 227.43mg 23%
Total Carbs 7.5g 12%
Sugars 1.64g 31%
Dietary Fiber 1.24g 23%
Protein 6.09g 58%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 25%
Iron 0.7mg 19%
Calcium 70.5mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.4
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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