CHEESY PASTITSIO

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Cheesy Pastitsio image

This is a very good recipe, my family really likes it. It's from a 1980 edition of Better Homes and Gardens All-TIme Favorite Hamburger and Ground Meat Recipes cookbook. Typed here for future reference, as I am always misplacing the cookbook! I usually double the bechamel sauce, since we like it that way.

Provided by Michelle Berteig

Categories     Greek

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

6 ounces elbow macaroni (1 1/2 cups)
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 cup milk
1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
8 ounces tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
salt
pepper

Steps:

  • For the pasta, cook macaroni until just done, drain. Add one beaten egg, 1/3 cup parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup milk. Mix and set aside.
  • For the meat sauce, cook the meat and onion in a skillet until the meat is brown, drain off the fat. Add tomato sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  • For the sauce, melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan. Add in flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add the milk slowly and cook and stir until thickened. Remove from heat and stir a small amount of the hot mixture into one beaten egg, return that mixture to the rest of the sauce in the pan. Add the 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
  • To assemble, put half the macaroni into an 8 x 8 inch square pan. Add the meat sauce next, then the rest of the macaroni on top of that. Add the sauce over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

There are no comments yet!