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Lebanese Moussaka Stew Recipe
Moussaka is a flavor-packed Lebanese stew. Prepare this wonderful dinner meal at home. Comforting homemade vegetable goodness in a bowl.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 3 Servings
Calories: 379 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean , Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 Pieces garlic cloves chopped
- 5-6 tomato cut into chunks
- 2 Large eggplant cut into chunks, *see Notes
- 3 Cups Water mixed with concentrated Stock
- 2 Tablespoon tomato sauce optional
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 1-2 Teaspoon pomegranate molasses optional
- 1 Tablespoon Middle Eastern Seasoning I used Za'atar *see Notes
- 1 ½ Cups chickpeas cooked
- mint to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Heat up a large pot with the olive oil and add your onion. Cook the onion translucent soft.
- Add the chopped fresh garlic to the pan and stir cook for a minute.
- Next, add in your tomato and eggplant chunks.
- Pour the broth over the tomato and eggplant in the pan.
- Add the tomato paste, season with black pepper, salt, pomegranate molasses and the middle eastern seasoning blend of your choice.
- Mix everything, cover with a lid and let cook until the ingredients have incorporated and look almost cooked.
- At this point add in your drained chickpeas and mix in. Cook further on a slow heat. You can cook for as long as you like. The longer you cook it the more flavor your Lebanese moussaka will gain.
- Garnish with dried or fresh mint.
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Notes
- Use whichever eggplant variety you can get and you like. I used a purple and green round variety.
- You may add pomegranate molasses for extra flavor.
- Use 1 can soft chickpeas, or ¾ cup dried chickpeas to get 1 ½ cup (250 grams) cooked chickpeas. Dried chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) need to be soaked and pressure cooked before you can use them in this recipe.
- As middle eastern seasoning, use either Baharat, Zaatar seasoning or Lebanese 7 spice.
Nutrition Information
Calories
379kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
60g
(20%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1437mg
(60%)
Potassium
1597mg
(46%)
Fiber
19g
(76%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
2515IU
(50%)
Vitamin C
42.5mg
(47%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
5.7mg
(32%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 379
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 379kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1437mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 1597mg | 34% |
| Fiber | 19g | 76% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 2515IU | 50% |
| Vitamin C | 42.5mg | 47% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 5.7mg | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.