Mighty Good Moussaka

"There are many Moussaka recipes but I have found none as good as this recipe. Originally it was from "The complete Garlic Lovers Cookbook from Gilroy, the Garlic Capital of the World" I made a few minor changes and this recipe is the result. I've never had anyone turn down seconds and have served it at least a dozen times."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 50mins
Ingredients:
21
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Peel the zucchini and slice into 1/2-inch rounds.
  • Heat a skillet and spray with the veggie oil.
  • Quickly brown the zucchini slices on both sides, spray with oil as necessary Arrange half the zucchini slices in an oiled 9x12x2-inch baking dish.
  • Heat the olive oil in the same skillet and sauté the onion and garlic until translucent. Add meat, stir to break up any lumps, and cook for about 5 minutes.
  • In a saucepan heat the tomato sauce, tomato pieces, bay leaf, beau monde, honey, oregano, chili pepper and black pepper. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a separate pan, heat a little oil and brown the mushrooms, then add them to the meat and mix well.
  • Pour all of the meat mixture over the zucchini slices. Top with cinnamon, allspice and cottage cheese. Cover with remaining zucchini slices, then the tomato sauce and wine.
  • Sprinkle with the cheese and bake for 1 hour in a 350°F oven.
  • Remove from oven, sprinkle with the parsley, serve.

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Reviews

  1. i've had this in my cookbook forever, and just now got around to making it. i made this with eggplant instead of zucchini. it was great. a little bit of work, but well worth the effort. we love eggplant, but never had it prepared this way. the flavors blended wonderfully. i will definatley make this one again. i took leftovers to my mom's house, she swooned over it too, so consider this one, two, 5-star reviews. a keeper for sure, bergy.
     
  2. Wow! this was so so good, I used the zucchini as I had a good harvest from the garden, it takes a bit of time to put together but it's so worth it when you have it all in one dish and a nice salad on the side I loved it, and I even made the seasoning from scratch, which I had left over for next time. Very very nice dinner. I will be making this one again.
     
  3. Easy, inexpensive and full of flavor. Beau monde can be found in the spice section of any large grocery store. It is a blend.
     
  4. Very tasty and good, but the recipe could be better written. What is "beau monde" seasoning?
     
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  1. i've had this in my cookbook forever, and just now got around to making it. i made this with eggplant instead of zucchini. it was great. a little bit of work, but well worth the effort. we love eggplant, but never had it prepared this way. the flavors blended wonderfully. i will definatley make this one again. i took leftovers to my mom's house, she swooned over it too, so consider this one, two, 5-star reviews. a keeper for sure, bergy.
     

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