Moussaka (DIET!)
Moussaka (DIET!)

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook moussaka (diet!) using 24 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Moussaka (DIET!):
  1. Make ready 600 g Egg Plant Aubergines / (8mm / ⅓ inch slices) / 21 oz .
  2. Make ready 3 teaspoons salt
  3. Get “ Spray2Cook ” (a word used to describe any low-cal. non-stick cook’s oil spray)
  4. Get 500 g lamb lean steak (chopped small) / 17½ oz .
  5. Take 200 g tomatoes chopped (½ a can) / 7 oz .
  6. Prepare 150 g onion (chopped) / 5 oz .
  7. Make ready 100 g carrot (chopped) / 3½ oz .
  8. Take 75 g celery (chopped) / 2½ oz .
  9. Prepare 4 tablespoons tomato purée
  10. Take 2 teaspoons garlic granules
  11. Get 2 teaspoons mixed herbs
  12. Get 1 teaspoon mint dried
  13. Make ready 1 bay leaf
  14. Get ½ teaspoon black pepper ground
  15. Make ready “ Spray2Cook ” (a word used to describe any low-cal. non-stick cook’s oil spray)
  16. Take 600 g cauliflower florets from a large (1 kg / 2½ lb. before trimming) / 21 oz .
  17. Prepare 450 ml vegetable stock / 15 fl . oz .
  18. Make ready 1 teaspoon white pepper
  19. Make ready 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  20. Get 250 g quark / 9 oz .
  21. Take 100 g ricotta fat free / 3½ oz .
  22. Prepare 2 eggs
  23. Get 100 g cheddar cheese grated low fat / 3½ oz .
  24. Make ready 50 g cherry tomatoes (halved) / 2 oz .

Stir in the grated cheese and take off the heat. This Moussaka recipe uses eggplants only. Lamb is popular in Greece, Italy, and the Middle east, but not as popular in the United States. For this recipe, you can substitute beef, chicken.

Steps to make Moussaka (DIET!):
  1. Grind / mince the lamb. Pre-heat an oven (200oC / 400oF / Gas Mark 6).
  2. Microwave the onion, carrot and celery in a lidded container for 3 minutes. Fry the lamb in a fry pan spayed with Spray2Cook on a medium / high heat. When the lamb is browned all over add the vegetables and other filling ingredients and mix well. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 20 minutes until the lamb is tender and the sauce is reduced.
  3. Put the cauliflower in a lidded pan with the vegetable stock, bring to the boil and simmer until the cauliflower is soft and falling apart. Sieve off and discard any remaining cooking fluid. Add the pepper and garlic to the well-strained cauliflower and use a food processor to blend to a smooth creamy consistency. Whilst the cauliflower is cooking mix the quark with ricotta. Fold in the eggs with garlic and white pepper. Combine the cauliflower purée with the cheese mixture in the proces…
  4. Put the Eggplant / Aubergine slices in a colander and sprinkle to cover with salt. Allow resting for at least five minutes. Spray a baking sheet with Spray2Cook and arrange the slices before spraying the top surface with more Spray2Cook. Put in the oven for 15 minutes or until just browning.
  5. Assemble the moussaka. Put a ¼ of the filling in an ovenproof dish, add a ¼ of the eggplant / aubergine slices and pour over ¼ of the white sauce. Repeat for 3 more layers. Top with the cheese and tomatoes. Put the dish in the oven for 20 minutes before serving on warmed plates / in warmed bowls.

Lamb is popular in Greece, Italy, and the Middle east, but not as popular in the United States. For this recipe, you can substitute beef, chicken. Moussaka is a rich, flavorful Greek casserole made with eggplants, ground meat and béchamel and topped I just started the diet and came across this recipe. Ran out and bought all the ingredients. Head to the diet generator and enter the number of calories you want.

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