Moussaka
Moussaka is a traditional Greek meal with the key ingredients of lamb mince and aubergines, topped with melting cheese that create a mouth-wateringly tasty family meal. The aromatic spices and herbs cooked with the lamb in this moussaka recipe give it a wonderful aroma and fantastic taste. There's nothing quite like this classic dish. Try serving this with a Greek salad piled high with olives, tomatoes, red onion and topped with feta.
Ingredients
- 450g lean lamb mince
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 100g sweet corn
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 450g aubergines, thinly sliced lengthways
- 1 x 200g tub Greek yogurt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 25g Parmesan cheese, grated
Method
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan andpan frythe mince, onion and garlic for 5-7 minutes.
Add the cinnamon, sweet corn, chopped tomatoes, tomato purée and seasoning. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Stir through the parsley.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, 160°C Fan, Gas Mark 4.
Arrange half the aubergines in the bottom of a large ovenproof dish and spoon over half the mince mixture. Repeat.
In a small bowl mix together the yogurt, egg and seasoning and stir in half the Parmesan. Pour over the dish and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until brown.
- Serve with garlic bread and a crisp green salad.
Nutrition
Each serving provides:
- Energy
- 354kcal
- Fat
- 19.7g
- Saturates
- 10.1g
- Carbs
- 14.3g
- Sugars
- 118g
- Fibre
- 5.8g
- Protein
- 30.4g
- Salt
- 0.8g
