MOUSSAKA: EGGPLANT CASSEROLE
Greek Moussaka is an eggplant casserole with layers of roasted eggplant and spiced meat sauce, topped with creamy bechamel sauce. Once baked, be sure to allow the moussaka a few minutes to rest before cutting through, the casserole needs to settle so it does not fall apart when you slice into it. More tips in the post and recipe notes.
Provided by Suzy Karadsheh
Categories Entree
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Salt the eggplant. Spread the eggplant slices in one layer and sprinkle with salt. Let set for 30 minutes to "sweat out" its bitterness.
- Turn the broiler of your oven on.
- Prepare a large sheet pan or two and brush with extra virgin olive oil. Pat the eggplant slices dry, removing excess salt, and assemble in one layer on the prepared pan. Brush generously with olive oil.
- Place the sheet pan about 6 inches away from the broiler. Broil the eggplant briefly, turning over so that both sides are softened and golden brown (do not worry if parts of the eggplant are slightly charred, but watch carefully so it doesn't burn). Remove from the oven and set aside.
- Prepare the meat sauce. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet. Cook the onions on medium heat until they turn slightly golden brown, stirring regularly (about 5 minutes). Now add the ground lamb. Cook the lamb until fully browned, tossing regularly. Drain the lamb from any excess fat and return to the skillet. Add the dried oregano, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, and hot paprika. Stir to coat the meat with the spices. Add the wine and boil for 1 minute to reduce. Stir in the canned tomatoes, sugar, and broth. Simmer over medium-low heat for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350 degrees F and work on the bechamel.
- Make the bechamel. In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Stir in the flour, salt, and pepper. Cook until golden (if needed, added a little more olive oil). Gradually add the warmed milk, whisking continuously. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the nutmeg. In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of the hot bechamel mixture with the 2 eggs. Then return all to the pan and stir into the bechamel mixture. Continue to stir or whisk the mixture bringing to a gentle boil for just 2 more minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Remove from the heat and allow to cool and thicken a little more. (You should have a creamy, thick and smooth bechamel sauce.)
- Assemble the moussaka. When ready, lightly oil a 9 ½" x 13" oven-safe baking dish. Layer half the eggplant slices on the bottom. Add the meat sauce and spread well. Add the remaining eggplant slices. Pour the bechamel on top and spread to cover all the eggplant, then sprinkle with the bread crumbs.
- Bake. Bake the moussaka casserole on the center rack of the heated oven for 45 minutes. If you need to, transfer the baking pan to the top rack and broil briefly so that the top of the moussaka gains a nice golden brown color (watch carefully).
- Remove from the heat and let the casserole sit for 10 minutes before cutting through into squares to serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 309.9 kcal, Sodium 259.4 mg, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, TransFat 0.1 g, Carbohydrate 19.4 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 12.3 g, Cholesterol 61.2 mg, UnsaturatedFat 10.5 g, ServingSize 1 serving
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SQUASH BAKE
I never really cared for eggplant until I tried this great side dish. Prepared in microwave so it is great when you don't want to heat up the kitchen.
Provided by carolinafan
Categories Vegetable
Time 32m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Combine onion and garlic in medium microwavable bowl. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Microwave on High 1 minute.
- Add ricotta, pimientos, Parmesan, milk, marjoram, tarragon, salt, nutmeg and pepper.
- Spray 9- or 10-inch round microwavable baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/3 cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of dish.
- Layer half of eggplant, zucchini and summer squash in dish, top with ricotta mixture. Layer remaining eggplant, zucchini and summer squash over ricotta mixture. Top with remaining 2/3 cup spaghetti sauce.
- Cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on High 17 to 19 minutes or until vegetables are tender, rotating dish every 6 minutes.
- Top with mozzarella cheese. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.2, Fat 5.6, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 18.9, Sodium 241, Carbohydrate 11.9, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 4.8, Protein 9.4
EGGPLANT AND SQUASH ALLA PARMIGIANA
This parmigiana is well suited to red wine and the brisk weather of late September, when eggplant, zucchini and summer squash are still in the farmers' market. The dish can be prepared in advance and reheated.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, lunch, pastas, main course
Time 2h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Trim the stems from the eggplant and squash. Slice the vegetables lengthwise, no more than 1/4-inch thick. Spread the slices on one or more cooling racks, dust with salt on both sides and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 2-quart saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and sauté on low until translucent, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium, add the tomatoes, pepper and bay leaf and cook, breaking up the tomatoes, a few minutes. Reduce heat and simmer the sauce for 20 minutes more. Remove bay leaf and check seasoning.
- Rinse eggplant and squash slices and pat them dry. Dredge lightly with flour. Heat 3 to 4 tablespoons oil in a large skillet. Fry the eggplant and squash until lightly browned, in several shifts, placing fried slices on paper towel to drain.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 10-inch glass pie plate with oil. Spread a very thin layer of the tomato sauce in the pie plate. Add a layer of the eggplant, cutting slices to fit if necessary. Try to arrange them like spokes of a wheel. Spread a little more sauce over them, then the squash slices, then the mozzarella and another layer of eggplant. Finish with the remaining sauce, the Parmigiano-Reggiano and the parsley.
- Bake about 30 minutes, until bubbling and lightly browned on top. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 317, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 672 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
EGGPLANT AND SQUASH CURRY
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For fresh tomatoes:
- Score the skins with a sharp knife in an X on the bottom of each tomato. Place the tomatoes in boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer to ice water bath to cool. Peel, halve, and slice tomatoes, and reserve.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Toss the squash with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Arrange the squash on a baking sheet and roast 25 to 30 minutes, until tender and brown at edges.
- Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet with tight fitting lid. Add the peppers, onions, garlic, ginger, and season with salt and pepper, sweat out the vegetables a few minutes then add the eggplant, curry, chile powder, and cardamom. Stir to toast and combine, then cover the pot and cook 12 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is tender. Stir in the roast squash, tomatoes, chutney, and stock. Cool and store for make-ahead meal.
- If serving immediately, start the rice a few minutes after the squash goes into the oven. Otherwise, reheat the curry over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes after you start cooking the rice. To prepare the rice, follow package directions adding lime zest or leaves to water before rice, add the scallions to the rice and lime juice when the rice is done and you fluff with fork.
- Serve curry on bed of lime and green onion rice with extra chutney for mixing in.
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) -SQUASH CASSEROLE
Make and share this Eggplant (Aubergine) -Squash Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Wise1
Categories Low Protein
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Parboil eggplant and squash for two minutes, drain and set aside.
- Heat margarine in sauce pan.
- Saute onion, bell pepper and celery for 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, cook 2 minutes more.
- Add salt black pepper and flour.
- Stir until flour is absorbed.
- Stir in the cream and cheese.
- Remove from heat.
- Add mushrooms to the eggplant-squash mixture.
- Stir in the cream mixture.
- Turn into a lightly buttered 2 quart baking dish.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle evenly with bread crumbs and bake another 15 minutes or until browned.
- Makes 8 servings.
OLD FASHIONED EGGPLANT CASSEROLE - A SOUTHERN EGGPLANT CASSEROLE RECIPE
How do you make eggplant taste good? Follow this Southern Eggplant Casserole Recipe. Adding cheese, cracker crumbs and butter to eggplant makes this Old Fashioned Eggplant Casserole the perfect side dish to any dinner.
Provided by Barbara
Categories Casserole Side Dish
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 2 quart baking dish (or 8x8 inch) with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cook peeled, diced eggplant in boiling water until fork tender; drain well.
- In a large bowl, combine cooked eggplant, beaten eggs, crushed crackers, milk, shredded cheese, melted butter and salt and pepper.
- Pour into prepared baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
EASY EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE
The technique may seem a little strange here, but it is not unlike making a dressing or stuffing for poultry. The end result is a delicious vegetarian main dish for the fall. It has a rich taste and meaty texture; some of my vegetarian friends were very suspicious while eating it, but I wouldn't fool them!
Provided by Jenny Sanders
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Peel and slice the eggplant 1 cm thick and place the slices on a plate in a single layer.
- Salt them heavily, cover with another plate and weight.
- Leave for 1/2 to one hour.
- Cut the bread into cubes.
- Peel and chop the onion.
- Sauté the bread cubes with the spices in 1 tbsp of olive oil, and lay them in a small lasagne pan when they are nicely browned.
- Rinse and gently squeeze dry the eggplant.
- Cut it in to 1 cm cubes and sauté them, with the onion, in the remaining olive oil, until the eggplant is tender.
- Add the tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes.
- Mix into the toasted bread cubes in the lasagne pan.
- Top with the grated cheese.
- Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) AND CHEESE CASSEROLE
When I first made this, my husband and kids ate it right up. They had no idea it was eggplant. It's a nice change-of-pace side dish.
Provided by Parsley
Categories Cheese
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F
- Spray a 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, boil the 4 cups salted water.
- Add eggplant (and onion, if using it) and continue to boil for 3 minutes; drain.
- In a mixing bowl, combine eggplant, croutons, and half of the cheese.
- Spoon into baking dish.
- In another mixing bowl, combine milk, flour, salt, pepper, and oregano; pour over eggplant mixture in baking dish.
- Top with remaining cheese and drizzle with melted butter.
- Cover and bake at 325F for 20 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for additional 5-7 minutes to melt and brown cheese.
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE
Make and share this Eggplant (Aubergine) Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by karen
Categories Cheese
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel eggplant and cut into large chunks.
- Boil in salted water for about 10 minutes or until soft.
- Drain eggplant in collander, then return to pot and mash.
- Add all other ingredients except 1/2 cup of the cheese.
- Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray and pour eggplant mixture into dish.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) & HERB STUFFING CASSEROLE
This is the final recipe I am entering from the "1 of a Kind" cookbook of the Junior League of Mobile, AL. It is yet another eggplant recipe, but 1 I found especially appealing for its use of prepared stuffing mix & simple ingredients w/a quick & easy prep. I have not tried this, but hope some of you will give it a try & enjoy the outcome.
Provided by twissis
Categories Cheese
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Peel, cube & parboil eggplant for 5 min in boiling water. Drain well & set aside.
- Butter a 2 qt baking dish. Begin by sprinkling 2/3 cup of stuffing mix on the bottom & then place 1/2 of the eggplant on top of the stuffing.
- Distribute entire amt of onion, bell pepper & tomato evenly over the eggplant & then 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese over that.
- Then layer on the remainder of the stuffing mix, eggplant & mozzarella cheese (in that order) & top evenly w/Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 30 min or till hot & bubbly. Serve immediately.
- NOTE #1: This is 1 of several recipes I have seen lately to suggest parboiling eggplant. I have always sauteed eggplant in olive oil till just slightly tender for such uses & assume that can be done here as well if your pref.
- NOTE #2: While not a part of the recipe, the use of garlic here would be a must for me. If you agree, then lightly sprinkle garlic powder (or salt if your choice) over the onion, bell pepper & tomato layer b4 completing assembly of the casserole.
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE
I sometimes add about 1/2 teaspoon or more of Old Bay Seasoning to this recipe to make it taste like mock oyster pie.
Provided by jp mims
Categories Vegetable
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook eggplant in small amount of water until tender.
- Drain and mash.
- Combine all ingredients, reserving 1/2 cup each of the cheese and crackers and a small amount of the margarine.
- Pour into a 9x13 greased baking dish.
- Top with the reserved cheese, crackers and small amount of melted margarine.
- Bake at 325° to 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.7, Fat 24.2, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 134.4, Sodium 754.8, Carbohydrate 16, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 2, Protein 12
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE
Make and share this Eggplant (Aubergine) Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by KJ1036
Categories Cheese
Time 1h5m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Heat oil in saucepan.
- Sauté eggplant and onion until soft.
- Remove saucepan from heat and stir through margarine until melted.
- Add remainder of ingredients, and combine well.
- Transfer to a casserole dish, and bake until golden and bubbling, approx 45 minutes.
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE
Make and share this Eggplant (Aubergine) Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Low Protein
Time 37m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place eggplant on oiled sheet pan& bake in a 350 degree oven, turning it once, until soft.
- Remove from oven& slightly cool& peel.
- Cut into 1/2" pieces.
- In a large pan combine olive oil, onions& garlic& sautè on medium flame until golden brown.
- Add tomato, tumeric, eggplant, salt& pepper.
- Stir to evenly combine.
- Cook 1 or 2 minutes over medium flame.
- Add the beaten eggs.
- Just as the eggs begin to solidify, stir.
- Continue to stir until the eggs are completely solidified.
- Add more salt& pepper if desired.
- Place into a serving bowl& serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.3, Fat 10.8, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 158.6, Sodium 57.5, Carbohydrate 12.4, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 5.1, Protein 6.7
ARMENIAN EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE
Make and share this Armenian Eggplant (Aubergine) Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Julesong
Categories Vegetable
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Pare and dice eggplant.
- Heat oil in skillet, add onion, green pepper, and eggplant.
- Stir over low heat until eggplant is soft.
- Add tomatoes (may substitute canned Italian solid pear shape tomatoes, drained), salt, and freshly ground pepper.
- Simmer a few minutes.
- At this point you can add basil, chives, parsley, tarragon or oregano to taste.
- Turn into casserole dish and bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes.
- Casserole may be served hot or cold, with sour cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.6, Fat 14, SaturatedFat 2, Sodium 882.6, Carbohydrate 15.8, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 7.8, Protein 2.8
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