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Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake) Recipe
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The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake):
- Take 2 lb ground beef or lamb
- Make ready 1 large onion - diced
- Prepare 2 clove garlic - minced
- Get 1 cup tomato sauce (approx 1 - 8 oz can)
- Prepare 1/2 cup dry red - I use shiraz
- Prepare 1 can petite diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can)
- Make ready 1 tbsp parsley
- Prepare 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 tsp cinnamon
- Get 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper
- Get 1 lb pasta - macaroni or ziti
- Make ready 4 eggs - divided
- Get 1 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese - divided
- Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
- Take 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- Take 1 cup ap flour
- Take 3 cup milk
Instructions to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake):
- Preheat oven to 375° and grease/spray a 13x9 baking dish.
- In a large skillet - brown ground beef and onion. Drain. Add garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add in tomato sauce, , can of undrained diced tomatoes and seasonings. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste - adjust seasoning if desired.
- While meat is simmering - cook pasta. Do not overcook - pasta should be just shy of al dente.
- Drain pasta. Return pasta to pot and mix in olive oil, 2 beaten eggs and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
- Now start the bechamel/white sauce. In a large saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Add in flour and whisk until it’s a smooth paste. Cook for a minute or two but do not brown.
- Slowly add in milk and cook for a few minutes, whisking constantly, until sauce thickens.
- Remove from heat. Season to taste with salt, pepper a bit of nutmeg. Mix in 2 beaten eggs remaining 1 cup of parmesan cheese. This will be a very thick sauce - if it’s too thick to work with you can add a bit more milk.
- Assembly time : ) Spread half of the pasta mixture evenly on the bottom of the casserole dish - make sure bottom is completely covered.
- Evenly spread the entire meat mixture over bottom pasta layer.
- Top meat with remaining pasta.
- Pour the bechamel/sauce on top of noodles. With a spoon spread sauce making sure to get edges and corners. Sauce should be nearly to top of casserole dish - you may have a little leftover.
- Bake for 45 minutes - top will be golden brown. Let rest for 20 minutes before cutting. Enjoy : )
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