Turkey and Pepper Moussaka

SweetySJD's Note:

No lamb, no eggplant, I'm not sure what makes this moussaka, but it's really good!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 red peppers, cut into strips
• 2 green peppers, cut into strips
• 2 lbs lean ground turkey
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with basil oregano and garlic
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2/3 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 (15 ounce) container fat-free ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup egg substitute

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add pepper strips, saute 8 minutes. Remove to a medium size bowl.
3. In same skillet cook turkey and onions, stirring to break clumps until turkey is no longer pink. Drain excess liquid from skillet.
4. Drain tomatoes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, cinnamon, salt and pepper to turkey in skillet, cook 3 minutes, remove from heat.
5. 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.
6. Stir together ricotta cheese, feta cheese and eggs until well blended. Spread mixture over entire casserole, cover with foil.
7. Bake, covered, until bubbly around edges, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Remove from oven, remove foil.
8. Turn on broiler. Broil casserole until topping is browned, about 3 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[JessicaWabbit]

I made this for my mother's birthday. It was a hit! The cinnamon gave it a nice kick. I will definitely make this dish again and again.

[MA HIKER]

This was quite tasty! I found the 9 by 13 pan to be a bit large, would use one smaller. I also made this the day before (except final baking) and that worked out very well. Thanks for the post!