Pastitsio

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb macaroni
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb romano cheese, freshly grated
• 3 eggs
• 1 medium onion
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni according to package directions; drain.
• 2 saute onions in a little butter until golden; add ground beef, salt, pepper to taste, spices and tomato paste; cook until meat is browned.
• 3 sauce: melt rest of butter; add flour and stir; stir in milk and bring to a boil over low heat.
• 4 cook about 2 minutes.
• 5 remove from stove; add cheese; beat eggs and gradually add to sauce, a little at a time.
• 6 place half the macaroni in a 13x9 baking pan that has been sprayed with a vegetable cooking spray.
• 7 spread meat mixture over the macaroni; cover the meat with the remaining macaroni; pour sauce over it.
• 8 bake in 350 oven for 45 minutes.