Pastitsio
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
elbow macaroni, egg, parmesan cheese, milk, ground lamb, onion, tomato sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, flour, milk, egg, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pastitsio-178027 (may not work)