Friday, February 3, 2012

Greek Pastitsio

I can't remember where I found this recipe, but it is really amazing! Such a new and different taste (as you can see from the combination of ingredients below) that was quite delightful. Something I have never experienced before with a food. The whole family enjoyed it as well.

16 oz elbow macaroni
1 lb ground beef
26 oz spaghetti sauce
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground fennel seeds
1 cup white sauce (heat 1 cup milk, 1 tsp butter, and 3 T flour until it thickens)
4 eggs
1/4 cup feta cheese
1 tsp nutmeg

Cook beef. Add spaghetti sauce, cinnamon, and fennel. Make the white sauce. Stir 1/2 of the white sauce into eggs, then return to the pot and add the feta and the nutmeg.

Layer 1/2 pasta, all of the meat, 1/2 pasta, all of the white sauce.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

3 comments:

Char said...

I made this recipe a couple of times many years ago. I loved the subtle cinnamon flavoring.

Stella said...

well, this is not the actual greek pastitsio, but it looks pretty tasty too :) Here is a more traditional recipe i found in english :) http://teaforsix.com/2011/10/30/pastitsio/

Mrsblocko said...

I made this and wrote about it here. Thank you for sharing the recipe! My family really enjoyed this dish.

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