Pastichio

Submitted by alligirl

"I received this recipe one of the many times I enjoyed the Greek Festival at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Posted for ZWT."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 16 pieces
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 ounces tomato paste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 1 cup romano cheese, grated
• salt and pepper, to taste

• Cream Sauce

• 2 quarts milk
• 7 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 cup romano cheese
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 6 eggs, well beaten

directions

1. In skillet, saute onion in butter.
2. Add ground beef and brown.
3. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste and seasonings and simmer for 1 hour.
4. While meat is simmering, cook macaroni noodles for 10 minutes; drain.
5. Add 1 cup grated cheese and mix well.

6. For cream sauce:

7. Dissolve flour in 1 cup cold milk.
8. Heat remaining milk with butter and add flour-milk mixture.
9. Cook until thick, stirring constantly.
10. Remove from heat, add well beaten eggs gradually, stirring well.
11. Return to heat and cook for 3 minutes longer; add grated cheese.
12. Remove from heat.
13. In a large bowl take 1/4 of the cream mixture and mix with macaroni.
14. Add meat sauce and mix all together. (Mixture will be juicy).
15. Pour into a 10 X 15 inch buttered pan.
16. Top with remaining cream sauce.
17. Bake @ 350 for 1 hour, or until nicely browned.
18. Cut into squares.