Pastitsio for Two
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
2-3
ingredients
-
Pasta Layer
- 4 ounces penne
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
-
Meat Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3⁄4 lb ground turkey
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1⁄4 cup beef stock
- 1⁄8 cup dry white wine
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried mint
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
-
Topping
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1⁄8 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 3⁄4 cups milk
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon dry breadcrumbs
directions
- Grease a 8" x 8" baking dish (or any smaller casserole dish).
- Add the pasta to a large pan of boiling water; boil, uncovered, until just tender; drain.
- Combine the hot pasta, eggs and cheese in a large bowl; mix well.
- Press into casserole dish.
- To make the meat sauce, heat the oil in a large pan, add the onions and ground turkey and cook, stirring, until the meat is well browned.
- Stir in the tomato puree, beef stock, wine, and spices; simmer uncovered until thick; cool.
- Stir in the egg.
- Layer on top of pasta layer in casserole dish.
- Stop here to freeze or continue to bake and eat immediately.
- To make the topping, melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the flour.
- Stir over low heat until bubbling.
- Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the milk.
- Stir over low heat until the sauce boils and thickens.
- Stir in the cheese and cool slightly.
- Stir in the egg yolks.
- Pour sauce over the meat layer and smooth the surface.
- Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.
- Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 40 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
- You can also freeze it at this point and just reheat the entire dish in the oven.
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