Mediterranean🍜 Noodles & pasta

Pastitsio but Easier

Name: Pastitsio but Easier
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 onion; 5-6 garlic cloves; ~1½ lb ground beef; ~1 tsp salt; ~½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper; ~¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 lb pasta; 15 oz can tomato sauce; 1 bay leaf; 6 cups water; ~2 tbsp olive oil; ~¼ cups fresh parsley; 1 tsp dried oregano; 5 tbsp butter; ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 4 cups whole milk, cold; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ~½ cup Parmesan cheese

⏱ 40 min

A quick and easy Greek-style pasta bake that comes together in one skillet. Ground beef simmers with tomato sauce, aromatic spices, and uncooked pasta until tender. Topped with a creamy béchamel sauce and baked until golden brown. Perfect weeknight comfort food in under 40 minutes.

Adapted from a video by Dimitra's Dishes

Pastitsio but EASIER

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Ingredients

onion1
garlic cloves5-6
ground beef~1½ lbest.
salt~1 tspest.
freshly cracked black pepper~½ tspest.
crushed red pepper flakes~¼ tspest.
ground cinnamon1 pinch
pasta1 lb
tomato sauce15 oz can
bay leaf1
water6 cups

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1
Heat olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion until it begins to color.
2
Add the grated garlic cloves and cook together.
3
Brown the ground beef, breaking it apart as it cooks. Season with salt, cracked black pepper, red pepper flakes, and a pinch of cinnamon. Cook over high heat for about 5 minutes.
4
Stir in the uncooked pasta, tomato sauce, a bay leaf, water, and additional salt. Mix everything together.
5
Simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes until the pasta is cooked through.
6
Chop fresh parsley and stir it in along with the dried oregano.
7
Prepare the béchamel sauce by melting butter over medium heat and stirring in flour. Cook until the flour is lightly toasted.
8
Pour in the cold milk and season with salt, cracked black pepper, and ground nutmeg. Stir until smooth.
9
Stir in a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and remove from heat.
10
Once the pasta is cooked, pour the béchamel sauce over the top.
11
Preheat the oven to 500°F and bake under the broiler for 7 to 10 minutes until golden brown.

Pastitsio but Easier

Ingredients

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