Mock Moussaka

Health score
31%
Mock Moussaka
45 min.
6
440kcal

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Ingredients

  • 28 ounce canned tomatoes whole undrained canned
  •  eggplant sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
  • 0.5 cup feta crumbled plus more for garnishing
  • cup flat-leaf parsley fresh chopped
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream 
  • 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt 
  • pound lamb sausage 
  •  mint sprigs fresh
  •  pitas halved
  • 0.3 teaspoon pepper flakes red
  • 0.3 cup tomato paste 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • baking pan
  • wooden spoon
  • aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400 F.In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook the sausage, crumbling it with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Spoon off and discard any fat.
  2. Add the tomatoes and their juices. Crush the tomatoes with the back of the spoon. Stir in the tomato paste, parsley, salt, and red pepper flakes and cook until the mixture has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Spoon a thin layer of the meat sauce into the bottom of an 8-by-11-inch baking dish or shallow 2-quart casserole. Top with half the eggplant slices, overlapping them slightly, and half the meat sauce. Repeat with the remaining eggplant and meat sauce.In a small saucepan, over medium-low heat, warm the cream and Feta, stirring frequently, until smooth.
  3. Drizzle the cheese mixture over the casserole. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until the eggplant is tender and the top is golden, about 30 minutes more.Warm the pitas in the oven during the last 5 minutes.
  4. Sprinkle the casserole with the mint and the additional Feta.
  5. Serve with the pitas.Tip: Lamb sausage gives this dish a Greek accent, but ground beef tastes delicious, too.

Nutrition Facts

Calories440kcal
Protein18%
Fat56.72%
Carbs25.28%

Properties

Glycemic Index
44.83
Glycemic Load
14.01
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
26.549130574517%

Flavonoids

Delphinidin
65.41mg
Eriodictyol
0.41mg
Hesperetin
0.14mg
Apigenin
21.62mg
Luteolin
0.28mg
Kaempferol
0.15mg
Myricetin
1.48mg
Quercetin
0.06mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:440.22kcal
22.01%
Fat:28.43g
43.74%
Saturated Fat:14.07g
87.92%
Carbohydrates:28.52g
9.51%
Net Carbohydrates:22.39g
8.14%
Sugar:10.52g
11.68%
Cholesterol:88.72mg
29.57%
Sodium:756.08mg
32.87%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:20.3g
40.61%
Vitamin K:178.6µg
170.09%
Vitamin B3:7.65mg
38.27%
Vitamin C:30.09mg
36.47%
Vitamin A:1736.52IU
34.73%
Vitamin B12:1.99µg
33.16%
Manganese:0.59mg
29.68%
Potassium:954.6mg
27.27%
Phosphorus:267.16mg
26.72%
Vitamin B2:0.45mg
26.32%
Selenium:18.31µg
26.16%
Zinc:3.82mg
25.44%
Iron:4.46mg
24.77%
Fiber:6.13g
24.51%
Copper:0.48mg
23.9%
Vitamin B6:0.46mg
23.16%
Vitamin B1:0.3mg
20.11%
Vitamin E:2.82mg
18.77%
Folate:74.93µg
18.73%
Magnesium:72.42mg
18.1%
Calcium:176.08mg
17.61%
Vitamin B5:1.38mg
13.8%
Vitamin D:0.44µg
2.95%
Source:My Recipes