Greek-style Spaghetti Bake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes (undrained)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
• 4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 7 ounces spaghetti (cooked and drained)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• 3 in a skillet saute the ground beef, onion, garlic and oregano.
• 4 add in the wine, water, cinnamon, salt and pepper and the tomatoes with juice; bring to a boil simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until thick.
• 5 in a medium pan,combine the flour, half and half cream 1/2 tsp allspice; bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly until thick; remove from heat.
• 6 stir in mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese and egg; mix well until cheese has melted.
• 7 in the bottom of the greased casserole dish, sprinkle 2 tablespoons bread crumbs.
• 8 then evenly spread in about 2 cups cooked spaghetti.
• 9 top with 2 cups of cooked ground beef mixture, then 1 cup of cream sauce.
• 10 repeat the layers.
• 11 in a small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup bread crumbs with 2 tbsp parmesan cheese; sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• 12 bake for 25-30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.