Recipe of Ultimate Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake)

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Pastitsio is a favorite traditional Greek dinner recipe. You certainly don't have to make it this way, just know that the pasta dish will be more "loose" and will. Pastitsio (Greek: παστίτσιο, pastítsio) is a baked pasta dish with ground meat and béchamel sauce found in Greek, Cypriot, Egyptian, and Maltese cuisine. The Pastitsio (or Pastichio) is a famous Greek pasta bake with a spiced meat sauce and a silky béchamel.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pastitsio (greek pasta bake) using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake):

1. Take 2 lb ground beef or lamb
2. Make ready 1 large onion - diced
3. Get 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. Make ready 1 can petite diced tomatoes (14.5 oz can)
7. Prepare 1 tbsp parsley
8. Make ready 1 tsp salt
9. Take 1 tsp cinnamon
10. Take 1/4 tsp nutmeg
11. Get 1/4 tsp pepper
12. Take 1 lb pasta - macaroni or ziti
13. Prepare 4 eggs - divided
14. Make ready 1 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese - divided
15. Take 2 tbsp olive oil
16. Make ready 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
17. Prepare 1 cup ap flour
18. Make ready 3 cup milk

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Instructions 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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