Turkey And Pepper Moussaka Recipes

MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• Drain yogurt in a cheesecloth-lined sieve until thickened, 2 hours or overnight.
• Place turkey in a medium saucepan over medium heat; cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a medium bowl. Add onion, garlic, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and pepper to saucepan; cook until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Return turkey to saucepan with tomatoes, tomato paste, and oregano. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium low; simmer until sauce has thickened, about 1 hour. Remove from heat; stir in chopped parsley; set aside.
• Preheat broiler. While sauce cooks, cut eggplants into 1/4-inch slices. Sprinkle with salt on both sides. Place in a colander over a bowl; let stand 1 hour to drain. Discard liquid; rinse each slice under cold running water to remove all salt and juice. Place slices on several layers of paper towels; press out water. Lay dry slices on a clean baking sheet; coat with olive-oil spray; broil until browned, about 2 minutes. Turn; coat with olive-oil spray; broil until browned, about 2 minutes more. Repeat until all eggplant slices have been broiled; set cooked eggplant aside.
• Place drained yogurt in a small bowl. Add Parmesan and eggs. Whisk together briskly with a fork; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Assemble moussaka: Place a layer of eggplant on the bottom of an 8-by-8-inch baking pan. Cover with half the turkey sauce. Place another eggplant layer, then the remaining turkey sauce.Add a final eggplant layer; cover with reserved yogurt mixture. Bake until mixture is bubbling and top starts to brown, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a heat-proof surface; let sit until moussaka cools slightly and firms, about 10 minutes. Cut into squares; serve.

TURKEY POLISH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the red and yellow bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, onion and garlic, and stir to cook evenly. Season with steak seasoning and onion powder. Cover, and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Add the sausage to the skillet, and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 10 minutes. Just before serving, add a splash of balsamic vinegar, and sprinkle liberally with Parmesan cheese.

TURKEY MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat oil in skillet, add eggplant, sauté 5 minutes per side; remove.
• Add turkey and onion, stirring to break up clumps.
• Cook until browned, drain excess grease.
• Add tomatoes to skillet, add garlic, oregano, basil, tomato paste, cinnamon, salt, pepper.
• Stir until cooked through, 10 minutes.
• Spray a 3 quart baking dish with cooking spray and sprinkle with a thin layer of bread crumbs.
• Add a layer of eggplant, a layer of turkey mixture and sprinkle with parmesan.
• Top with bread crumbs,repeat layers.
• In a medium bowl stir together ricotta, feta, eggs and spread over casserole.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 1 hr 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and remove tin foil.
• Increase oven temp to broil.
• Broil for 3-4 minutes until top is browned.
• Let this stand 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

TURKEY AND PEPPER MOUSSAKA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add pepper strips, saute 8 minutes. Remove to a medium size bowl.
• In same skillet cook turkey and onions, stirring to break clumps until turkey is no longer pink. Drain excess liquid from skillet.
• Drain tomatoes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, cinnamon, salt and pepper to turkey in skillet, cook 3 minutes, remove from heat.
• Sprinkle 1/3 cup bread crumbs over bottom of a 13x9inch baking dish. Arrange half the pepper strips over bottom. Layer with turkey mixture; top with remaining bread crumbs and pepper strips.
• Stir together ricotta cheese, feta cheese and eggs until well blended. Spread mixture over entire casserole, cover with foil.
• Bake, covered, until bubbly around edges, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Remove from oven, remove foil.
• Turn on broiler. Broil casserole until topping is browned, about 3 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MOUSSAKA COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.