Stacy's Pastitsio

Stacy Rigos
Stacy Rigos @cook_3864399
Bradenton, Florida

I'm Italian. For the most part the flavor profiles of the two countries are similar. This by far is my FAVORITE Greek Recipe! You have to put this on your must try list. Definately Greek comfort food and great for a rainy day while watching a movie :) Rained for the past two days here and made this today. This dish is good to freeze and great to bring for a potluck. You will definately be a superstar!

Stacy's Pastitsio

I'm Italian. For the most part the flavor profiles of the two countries are similar. This by far is my FAVORITE Greek Recipe! You have to put this on your must try list. Definately Greek comfort food and great for a rainy day while watching a movie :) Rained for the past two days here and made this today. This dish is good to freeze and great to bring for a potluck. You will definately be a superstar!

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Ingredients

1 hour 20 mins
6 servings
  1. 2 lbground beef, lamb, pork or a mixture if you would like
  2. 2 mediumonions, chopped
  3. 4 tspgarlic, chopped or 2 whole cloves minced
  4. 1 canFire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
  5. 1 tbspparsley, dried
  6. 1 tsporegano, dried
  7. 3/4 tspcinnamon, ground
  8. 3/4 tspkosher salt
  9. 1/4 cupMerlot or substitute beef broth
  10. 4 largeeggs, beaten separately
  11. 3 tbspbutter (or margerine)
  12. 3 tspall purpose flour (heaping)
  13. 1 tspcracked black pepper
  14. 1 3/4 cupmilk
  15. 3/4 cupgrated parmesean cheese
  16. 1 boxelbow macaroni, cooked & drained

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 20 mins
  1. 1

    First the meat mixture. In a large skillet brown the ground meat, onion and garlic until the meat is brown and the onions tender.

  2. 2

    Drain out fat & discard.

  3. 3

    Stir in the diced tomatoes, wine, parsley, oregano, salt and cinnamon. Bring to boil and reduce heat and continue to simmer 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Take off heat and gradually stir in one of the beaten eggs (stir constantly till all combined or you will get scrambled eggs) then set aside.

  5. 5

    Now for the sauce mixture. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter (or margarine.

  6. 6

    Once melted, stir in the flour and pepper. Only add 1 1/2 cups of the milk. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more.

  7. 7

    Gradually (while constantly stirring) add the sauce mixture to 2 of the beaten eggs. Stir in half of the parmesean cheese.

  8. 8

    To the cooked elbow macaroni, toss with the remaining beaten egg, milk and parmesean.

  9. 9

    Now to assemble: Spray a large 9x11 (not sure of size) baking pan with nonstick spray. Lanyard HALF of the macaroni mixture, add all the meat mixture, the other HALF of macaroni mixture, and then all of the sauce.

  10. 10

    Sprinkle all over top some cinnamon to cover.

  11. 11

    Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 30-35 minutes until set. Take out and let stand for 5 minutes. Serve.

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Stacy Rigos
Stacy Rigos @cook_3864399
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Bradenton, Florida
I am a mother, a wife & an Accountant. My hobbies include television, cooking and baking as I am an old school believer that good food brings families closer together after a hectic week's worth of varying schedules. I am considered a "Master Cook" and not a chef because I haven't gone to culinary school. I always try new recipes every Saturday and love to make things from scratch. It brings a smile to everyone's face and you can taste the love and care that went into preparing every dish I make :)
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