Meat And Macaroni Pie - Pastitsio

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb spaghetti, cooked al dente or 1 lb ziti pasta, cooked
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 onion, chopped finely
• 1 -2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 1/2 lbs chopped meat (lamb or beef)
• 14 ounces diced seasoned tomatoes
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup sliced pitted olive, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups of grated cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 toss pasta with 1 tablespoon oil and garlic powder.
• 2 in a large frying pan, sauté the onion and garlic in a 1 tablespoon of oil. add the meat and brown.
• 3 add the tomatoes ,tomato sauce, salt, pepper, oregano and parsley. simmer until cooked through and the mixture has the consistency of a sauce.
• 4 using a greased oven proof dish, layer the cooked spaghetti and the meat mixture in the dish.
• 5 heat the butter, flour in microwave oven to make a paste about 30 seconds.
• 6 whisk eggs into milk. add to roux and whisk to mix together. micro 2 minutes. whisk and micro 2 more minutes. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 stir in grated cheddar cheese. pour over the casserole. sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top.
• 8 bake for 45 minutes at 350°f.