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Feed a Crowd With Hearty Moussaka

If you've never had moussaka, the popular Greek dish that traditionally consists of ground meat and sliced eggplant, I highly suggest you make it soon.

If you've never had moussaka, the popular Greek dish that traditionally consists of ground meat and sliced eggplant, I highly suggest you make it soon. I recently did and couldn't help but wonder why I had never made this fantastic dish before.

Although there are several steps in the recipe, the final result is insanely delicious. First potatoes, zucchini, and eggplant are roasted in the oven. Next a mixture of tomatoes, ground beef, and lamb is cooked on the stove. These components are layered like a lasagna and topped with a creamy béchamel before being baked until bubbly and golden.

Moussaka is the perfect dinner party dish because you can make it in advance and bake it while the party is going on. To check out the recipe, read more

French

Definition: Béchamel

Béchamel A basic white sauce that is used as the base for other sauces.

Béchamel A basic white sauce that is used as the base for other sauces. This basic sauce, one of the mother sauces of French cuisine, is usually made by whisking scalded milk gradually into a white flour-butter mixture. The thickness of the final sauce depends on the proportions of butter and flour to the milk.