pastitsio
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Another easy layered dish but be prepared to wash a lot of pans.
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(1 rating)
yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
45 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For pastitsio
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1 lbmacaroni, cooked (i use elbow but anything sturdy will do
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28 ozcan tomato sauce
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2 Tbsptomato paste
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1yellow onion, chopped fine
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2 tspgarlic, chopped
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1 cmilk
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1 -2 Tbspflour
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1 lbhamburger, browned
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1/2 cparmesan cheese
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1/4 tspallspice, ground
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1 pinchcinnamon, ground (optional)
How To Make pastitsio
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1Preheat good sized frying pan. Add oil. Brown hamburger with onion and garlic. Onion should be translucent and garlic cooked but not brown. Add allspice and cinnamon. Set aside
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2Drain grease from pan, leaving about 1-2 T fat in pan. Sprinkle in flour and stir like crazy. No lumps.
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3In same pan,whiskin milk, carefully. Bring almost to a boil. You are making a bechamel sauce. Add half the cheese.
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4Grease large (9 x 13) casserole (olive oil OK). Layer 1/2 the macaroni w/sauce. Top with all the meat. Layer in the other half of the macaroni/sauce mix. Top with parmesan.
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5Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 25-30 min until cheese is brown.
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6TIP: This is great to use up leftover spaghetti and sauce. Just make the white sauce separately and mix with spaghetti. If you can find kesh kavali cheese in a Greek store, use that. Finely shaved asiago is nice too.
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