Name: Pastitsio Recipe (Greek Pasta Bake)
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: greek
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 2 pounds ground lamb (or use half or all ground beef or ground turkey ); 2 teaspoons kosher salt, more to taste; 6 cloves garlic, rough chopped, or 2 tablespoons granulated garlic; 1/2 cup red wine; 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon ( don’t skimp); 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons dried oregano ( or 1 tablespoon fresh chopped ); 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 3 tablespoons olive oil or butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour ( or gluten free flour); 2 ½ cups whole milk; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, or Kasseri cheese; ½ cup plain greek yogurt; 2 extra-large eggs, beaten; 12 ounces penne pasta; Extra parmesan for sprinkling the top; Garnish: 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

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Pastitsio Recipe (Greek Pasta Bake)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 10 · 1h 50m total

Servings

Calories

29% of a 2,000 cal day

585KCAL

Protein

28g55% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat33g

43%

Saturated13g

63%

Unsaturated21g

—

Total Carbs41g

15%

Fiber4g

13%

Total Sugars9g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch29g

—

Sodium978mg

43%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A Greek baked pasta dish layering penne, spiced lamb bolognese, and creamy béchamel sauce. Complex flavors from cinnamon and cumin create depth in this traditional comfort food.

Ingredients

10 SERVINGS

2 tbspolive oil
1large onion — diced
2 lbground lamb — or ground beef or ground turkey
2 tspkosher salt
6cloves garlic — rough chopped, or granulated garlic
½ cupred wine
3 tspground cinnamon
2 tspground cumin
2 tspdried oregano — or fresh chopped oregano
1 tsppepper
28 ozcrushed tomatoes — 1 can
1 tbsptomato paste
3 tbspolive oil — or butter
¼ cupall-purpose flour — or gluten free flour
2½ cupswhole milk
½ tspground nutmeg
¾ tspkosher salt
¼ tspwhite pepper
½ cupParmesan — grated, or Kasseri cheese
½ cupplain greek yogurt
2extra-large eggs — beaten
12 ozpenne pasta
parmesan — optional
1 tbspfresh thyme

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Method

1h 50m total

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