Pastitsio

16 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 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

Directions

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    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.
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    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.

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