Pastitsio - Greek Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb or 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, 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

Recipe

• 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 sauce.
• 7 in a buttered two quart casserole dish, add half pasta, top with meat mixture, add the rest of the pasta.
• 8 pour sauce over the top.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese.
• 10 bake 60 minutes.