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Pastitsio - Greek Lasagna

Prep: 30 min | Total: 1½ hours | Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb or ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 12 ounces penne pasta
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cook pasta and drain.
  3. While pasta is cooking, brown meat in heavy skillet, add onion and garlic and cook until soft.
  4. Mix in cinnamon and tomato sauce.
  5. In a saucepan, melt butter, whisk in flour and cook 1 minute, whisk in milk and simmer 20 minutes.
  6. Add beaten eggs and 1/4 cup parmesan to meat mixture.
  7. In a buttered two quart casserole dish, add half pasta, top with meat mixture, add the rest of the pasta.
  8. Pour white sauce over the top.
  9. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese.
  10. Bake 60 minutes.

Notes

This is a simple version of a Greek classic.