23 moussaka recipes

Traditional Greek moussaka with layers of fried eggplant, potatoes, and ground beef topped with a nutmeg-spiced bechamel sauce with Romano cheese.

Traditional Greek moussaka with fried eggplant layers, beef and pork meat sauce with red wine and nutmeg, topped with a rich egg custard bechamel. An authentic layered casserole.

This Jewish-style moussaka does not have meat since the kosher laws prohibit mixing meat and milk together. The result is a complete vegetarian dish with considerable dimension.

Saltsa Kima, the classic Greek meat sauce with ground beef, cinnamon, bay leaf, red wine, and tomatoes. Perfect over pastitsio, pasta, or moussaka.

Vegetarian eggplant casserole layered with crumbled veggie burgers in tomato sauce and cheddar cheese, baked until golden and bubbly. A meatless moussaka-style dish.

Saltsa aspri is Greek white sauce (béchamel) in three thicknesses for moussaka, pastitsio, soups, and soufflés. Butter, flour, warm milk, and nutmeg build the classic Mediterranean base.

This meat sauce is great for various dishes: spaghetti, moussaka, and the Greek mararoni dish, Pastitsio. It is also good spooned over tacos or ladled inside avocado half shells. This recipe makes a large quantity and freezes well.