Pastitsio

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 ounces elbow macaroni (1 1/2 cups)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 for the pasta, cook macaroni until just done, drain. add one beaten egg, 1/3 cup parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup milk. mix and set aside.
• 2 for the meat sauce, cook the meat and onion in a skillet until the meat is brown, drain off the fat. add tomato sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. set aside.
• 3 for the sauce, melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan. add in flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. add the milk slowly and cook and stir until thickened. remove from heat and stir a small amount of the hot mixture into one beaten egg, return that mixture to the rest of the sauce in the pan. add the 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
• 4 to assemble, put half the macaroni into an 8 x 8 inch square pan. add the meat sauce next, then the rest of the macaroni on top of that. add the sauce over all. bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. let stand 10 minutes before serving.