Cottage Recipe ∶ Moussaka Cottage Pie

One nice feature of this dish is that you can cook and bake the pie in the same skillet.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 medium onions, cut into medium dice
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey
• 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
• ⅓ cup dark or golden raisins
• 1 pound eggplant, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
• Salt and pepper
• 1 (24 ounce) package refrigerated mashed potatoes, warmed in the microwave according to instructions
• 1 large egg, beaten

Cooking Directions

1. Heat 2 Tbs. oil in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cinnamon and cloves; cook about 1 minute. Add meat, stirring to break it up, and cook about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and raisins; simmer 10 minutes.
2. Arrange eggplant slices on a lipped cookie sheet. Brush both sides with remaining oil, and season with salt and pepper. Broil on upper oven rack, turning once with kitchen tongs, until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side.
3. Reduce heat to 400 degrees. Lay eggplant in a single layer over meat mixture. Whisk egg into mashed potatoes; spread over eggplant. Bake on lower rack until sauce is bubbly, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories347.2
• carbohydrateContent27.7 g
• cholesterolContent95.3 mg
• fatContent13.8 g
• fiberContent3.4 g
• proteinContent28.3 g
• saturatedFatContent3.9 g
• sodiumContent568.9 mg
• sugarContent6.1 g