Cheesy Tuna Moussaka

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium eggplant
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons wine
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (7 ounce) can canned tuna
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 peel and slice eggplant into 1/4 to 1/3 inch slices.
• 3 cook eggplant in boiling water in a saucepan for about 4 minutes; drain.
• 4 in a covered saucepan, simmer chopped onion in wine for 5 minutes.
• 5 blend in a mixture of cornstarch dissolved in milk.
• 6 add cinnamon, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
• 7 cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• 8 combine half the sauce with drained tuna.
• 9 add cottage cheese and eggs to the remaining sauce.
• 10 arrange half the eggplant slices in an 8-inch baking dish.
• 11 add layers of the tuna mixture, grated parmesan cheese, the cottage cheese mixture, ending with the parmesan cheese.
• 12 bake for 50 minutes, or until set.
• 13 let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.