Pastitsio


  • Ingredients
  • 8 oz.can of tomato sauce
  • 2 lb. ground beef, 1-1/2 stick butter
  • 1 onion, 1 clove of garlic,
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 Tbsp. parsley
  • 1/2 cup of white wine
  • 3 eggs, grated cheese
  • Salt to taste, pinch of pepper
  • 1 lb. macaroni, 4 cups of Bechamel sauce




  • Directions
  • Make 4 cups of Bechamel sauce.
  • Chop onions and mince garlic.
  • Melt 1/2 stick of butter in sauce pan and saute ground beef, onions, garlic and parsley until meat is browned.
  • Add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pepper, wine and tomato sauce. Mix well.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes and remove from heat.
  • Boil macaroni in salted water according to directions.
  • While macaroni is boiling, melt 1/4 lb. of butter and beat eggs.
  • When macaroni is cooked, rinse and drain.
  • Place macaroni in bowl and add melted butter, beaten eggs and a generous sprinkling of grated cheese. Mix well.
  • Spread half of macaroni at the bottom of a greased 9"x13"x2" baking pan.
  • Cover evenly with meat sauce.
  • Sprinkle with grated cheese.
  • Cover with Bechamel sauce.
  • Sprinkle lavishly with grated cheese.
  • Dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
  • Cool and cut into 3" squares.