Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake)
Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake)

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, pastitsio (greek pasta bake). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pastitsio (greek pasta bake) using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake):
  1. Make ready 2 lb ground beef or lamb
  2. Take 1 large onion - diced
  3. Make ready 2 clove garlic - minced
  4. Prepare 1 cup tomato sauce (approx 1 - 8 oz can)
  5. Take 1/2 cup dry red wine - I use shiraz
  6. Prepare 1 can petite diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can)
  7. Take 1 tbsp parsley
  8. Get 1 tsp salt
  9. Make ready 1 tsp cinnamon
  10. Get 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  11. Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper
  12. Prepare 1 lb pasta - macaroni or ziti
  13. Get 4 eggs - divided
  14. Prepare 1 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese - divided
  15. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
  16. Prepare 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
  17. Get 1 cup ap flour
  18. Make ready 3 cup milk
Steps to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake):
  1. Preheat oven to 375° and grease/spray a 13x9 baking dish.
  2. In a large skillet - brown ground beef and onion. Drain. Add garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add in tomato sauce, wine, can of undrained diced tomatoes and seasonings. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste - adjust seasoning if desired.
  4. While meat is simmering - cook pasta. Do not overcook - pasta should be just shy of al dente.
  5. Drain pasta. Return pasta to pot and mix in olive oil, 2 beaten eggs and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
  6. 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.
  7. Slowly add in milk and cook for a few minutes, whisking constantly, until sauce thickens.
  8. 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.
  9. Assembly time : ) Spread half of the pasta mixture evenly on the bottom of the casserole dish - make sure bottom is completely covered.
  10. Evenly spread the entire meat mixture over bottom pasta layer.
  11. Top meat with remaining pasta.
  12. 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.
  13. Bake for 45 minutes - top will be golden brown. Let rest for 20 minutes before cutting. Enjoy : )

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