Low Fat Healthy Moussaka

Submitted by English_Rose

"A classic greek dish. Use any ground meat you like, however turkey is low fat too!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• extra virgin olive oil
• 14 ounces eggplants, sliced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 6 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and chopped
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 14 ounces chopped tomatoes
• 3 teaspoons mixed herbs
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

• For the topping

• 2⁄3 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 egg, beaten
• black pepper
• 1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 ounce mozzarella cheese, grated
• 12 basil leaves, to garnish

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan, fry the eggplant in batches for 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden and softened. Remove and set aside.
3. Heat a little oil in a separate saucepan and fry the onion, mushrooms and pepper for 5 minutes, until softened. Remove and set aside.
4. Add the ground turkey and cook, stirring continuously, until browned. Return the onion mixture to the pan and stir in the garlic paste, tomato paste, tomatoes and herbs along with the Worcestershire sauce.
5. Add seasoning to taste and cook for a further 5 minutes.
6. Mix the yogurt, egg and most of the cheese together with some seasoning.
7. Spoon half the mince mixture into an ovenproof dish.
8. Arrange half the eggplant in a layer over the top. Repeat and spread the yogurt mixture over the top. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
9. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until golden. Garnish with basil.

Reviews

[clairefr]

Heart-healthy and delicious. My husband and son loved it and it was pretty easy to make.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Followed the recipe right on down, including the mushrooms (which I don't usually care for, but my other half does, so . . .)! Most enjoyable, especially with the ground turkey & the combo of cheeses! Thanks for sharing the recipe! Made & reviewed while in Greece with ZWT6]