Moussaka Recipe
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A layered Greek eggplant casserole with seasoned ground beef and tomato sauce, topped with a creamy béchamel and baked until golden. Rich, warming, and deeply savory, it's a classic Mediterranean comfort food.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 3 large eggplant (peeled and cut lengthwise into ½-inch-thick slices (1.4kg))
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ cup olive oil (divided (60mL))
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion (diced (360g))
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 pound ground beef or ground lamb ((450g))
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ cup red wine ((120mL))
- 1 (15-ounce/ 425g) can tomato sauce
- ½ cup unsalted butter ((113g))
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour ((80g))
- 4 cups whole milk (room temperature (960mL))
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese ((80g))
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 3 large egg yolks
- ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs ((45g))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 155M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 40m
- Cook
- 1h 40m
- Sodium
- 1482mg
- Total sugar
- 18g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1063mg
- Calcium
- 305mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 40M
- SODIUM
- 1482MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.