Moussaka

Greek dishes have a great flavor profile and can be easily made to fit your macros!
 
500g eggplant, washed, slice crosswise into thin rounds
 
65g onion, diced
3g olive oil
921g 96% lean ground beef
8g minced garlic
400g diced tomatoes
1g Italian spices
1.5g allspice
.5g each nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and sea salt
 
232g (1 can) heart of palm
660g steamed cauliflower
16g minced garlic
100g unsweetened almond milk
1.5g sea salt
 
Wash and slice Eggplant crosswise into thin rounds.
 
Beef Seasoning:
Sautee onions in olive oil until translucent. Add ground beef, garlic, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon & salt. Cook until beef is done.
 
Mashed Cauliflower:
In a food processor, puree Hearts of Palm, cooked cauliflower, unsweetened almond milk, garlic and salt.
 
Assembly:
In a Layer eggplant first, then beef, eggplant, beef, mash.
Bake:
In a 12×9″ baking dish, layer eggplant, mash, meat, eggplant, meat mash. Bake for 40 minutes covered in foil. Remove foil and broil about 10 minutes until the top starts to brown. Let sit for 15 minutes and serve.
 
Recipe serves 6
Per Serving
 
Protein 36.8g
 
Total Carbs 15.3
 
Net Carbs 8.4g
 
Fat 8g
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Moussaka

Greek dishes have a great flavor profile and can be easily made to fit your macros!

  • Author: Coach Lisa

Ingredients

Units Scale

65g onion, diced

3g olive oil

921g 96% lean ground beef

8g minced garlic

400g diced tomatoes

1g Italian spices

1.5g allspice

.5g nutmeg

.5g ground cloves

.5g ground cinnamon

.5g fine pink or sea salt

232g (1 can) heart of palm

660g steamed cauliflower

16g minced garlic

100g unsweetened almond milk

1.5g sea salt

Instructions

Wash and slice Eggplant crosswise into thin rounds.

Beef Seasoning:

Sautee onions in olive oil until translucent. Add ground beef, garlic, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon & salt. Cook until beef is done.

Mashed Cauliflower:

IN a food processor, puree Hearts of Palm, cooked cauliflower, unsweetened almond milk, garlic and salt.

Assembly:

In a Layer eggplant first, then mash, beef eggplant, beef, mash.

Bake:

In a 12×9″ baking dish, layer eggplant, meat, eggplant, meat mash. Bake for 40 minutes covered in foil. Remove foil and broil about 10 minutes until the top starts to brown. Let sit for 15 minutes and serve.

Notes

Recipe serves 6

Per Serving

Protein 36.8g

Net Carbs 8.4g

Fat 8g

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 6 servings
  • Fat: 8
  • Carbohydrates: 15.3
  • Protein: 36.8

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