No-Chop Pastitsio

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup mild picante sauce or 1 cup salsa
• 1 12 cups pasta tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 2 cups uncooked macaroni noodles
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 12 cups milk
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 12 cup cheddar cheese, grated

1. Preheat the over to 350 degrees.
2. Spray whatever baking dish you will use.
3. The recipe originally calls for a 9x9 square pan, but I used a spring form pan for a cake (really limited on supplies here) and it worked fine.
4. Brown beef in a large frying pan over medium heat, break up the chunks as you do this.
5. Drain the fat.
6. Add the picante sauce, pasta sauce, sugar, and allspice.
7. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often.
8. In the meantime, cook the pasta according to its packaging directions; drain.
9. When finished, place in bottom of your pan.
10. For 'orange' sauce: Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
11. Add the flour and mix until smooth.
12. Add milk and cook & stir until it becomes a thick consistency.
13. Remove from heat.
14. Add 1/2 cup of the milk sauce to the eggs; stir to blend well.
15. Add that to the remaining milk sauce in the pot.
16. Stir in cheese until mostly melted.
17. Stir roughly 1/2 cup of the orange sauce into macaroni, coat completely.
18. Spread meat sauce over macaroni layer.
19. Top with remaining orange sauce.
20. Sprinkle with a pinch of pepper.
21. Bake, uncovered, 30 - 40 mintues, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
22. Let stand 15 - 20 minutes before serving.

ground beef, picante sauce, tomato sauce, sugar, allspice, macaroni noodles, butter, allpurpose, milk, salt, black pepper, eggs, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/no-chop-pastitsio-413968 (may not work)