Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

I've never had regular moussaka so not sure how it was supposed to taste. To me, not a sophisticated palate, it tasted alittle bland and greasy. I used ground beef and ground venison (cause that's what I had on hand). In the future, I'd brown the meat first, drain off the grease and then add to the onions/garlic as the recipe called for. I added just a touch of hot sauce to give this alittle kick. I served it over Chinese Cabbage, very hot, to wilt the cabbage and that is what made it good. The cinnamon, clove and raisins make for an interesting flavor. None of which overwhelmed the dish. I liked it alot.

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auntrah

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2012

Absolutely superb! I only used 1 lb ground turkey (it's all I had) and the whole can of crushed tomatoes. I added 1 tsp cumin to the spices, and seasoned the eggplant with black pepper. I made homemade mashed potatoes for the topping (7 small-to-med Idaho potatoes), and seasoned those with garlic powder and black pepper. I baked everything in a 9 x 13 dish. It was perfect!

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smithamanda11

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

I used left over turkey meat rather than ground turkey. At the last minute, I couldn't find where I put the raisins, so I left them out. I also couldn't resist adding cheese on top of the potato. The family devoured this one!

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Ezara

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2011

This was absolutely wonderful. I used fresh mashed potatoes (about 7 medium) and fresh diced tomatoes (5 medium) and left out the raisins. Needed a fair bit of salt, and put in some Montreal chicken spice as well - phenom.

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everydayisnew

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2010

This is such a great one dish recipe! My husband is raving and even my 18 month old daughter ate it! We used Italian seasoned ground turkey and followed the recipe. I also made garlic mashed potatoes instead of regular. I did forget to add teh egg to the potatoes, but we didn't miss it. Loved it!

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Snappycakes

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Niantic, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Alameda, California, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

WE loved this. My husband thought he liked it even better than regular Moussaka. I only deviated from the recipe because he had bought "italian seasoned ground turkey" instead of regular. It was just right. I used the steam in bag mashed potatoes (12 oz) and it worked great.

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LINDAL

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Vero Beach, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009

I really enjoyed this recipe! I love comfort foods; and since I cannot have dairy, this was a great one. I used 1/2 pound of beef (it's all that I had) and an entire eggplant which covered a 9x13 pan fine. I used instant potatoes and added some butter to the potatoes when finished. The recipe says 1 hour 25 minutes til ready; but mine was ready much quicker. I'd say all in all 50 minutes from prep to eating. You could even do the meat base (minus the eggplant and mashed potatoes) in the AM or crock-pot and put it together at dinner.

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MtnBikeGirl

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2007

My family liked this one but because I wasn't up on how to handle eggplant ie:salt and drain it first. It was more liquidy than it should have been. Needed a little more instruction for the novice, good flavor tho.

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