Pastitsio

Create this easy and delicious pasta bake in six steps.

The ingredient of Pastitsio

• olive oil to grease
• 2 tbsp dried packaged breadcrumbs
• 1 x 500g pkt barilla mini penne rigate pasta
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1kg beef mince
• 1 brown onion coarsely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves crushed
• 2 x 400g btls passata tomato pasta sauce
• 80ml 1 3 cup water
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 70g 1 cup shredded parmesan
• 80g butter
• 50g 1 3 cup plain flour
• 1l 4 cups milk
• 4 eggs lightly whisked

The Instruction of pastitsio

• preheat oven to 180u00b0c brush a 6 5cm deep 26 x 33cm base measurement ovenproof dish with oil to grease add the breadcrumbs and shake to coat
• cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water following packet directions or until al dente drain return to the pan
• meanwhile heat half the oil in a frying pan over medium high heat add half the mince and cook stirring for 3 4 minutes or until mince changes colour transfer to a heatproof bowl repeat with remaining mince reheating the pan between batches
• heat the remaining oil in the pan add the onion and garlic and cook stirring for 5 minutes or until onion is soft add the mince passata water and cinnamon and cook stirring for 5 8 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly
• to make the bechamel sauce melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until foaming add flour and cook stirring for 1 minute or until the mixture bubbles remove from heat gradually add the milk stirring constantly until smooth place the pan over medium heat and cook stirring constantly until the sauce thickens remove from heat and whisk in the egg season with salt and pepper
• add 310ml 1 1 4 cups of the bechamel sauce to the pasta and stir until well combined place half the pasta mixture in the prepared pan spoon over the mince mixture top with the remaining pasta mixture spread the remaining bechamel sauce over the top sprinkle with parmesan bake for 45 50 minutes or until golden serve

Nutritions of Pastitsio

fatContent: 633 589 calories
saturatedFatContent: 30 grams fat
carbohydrateContent: 14 grams saturated fat
sugarContent: 52 grams carbohydrates
fibreContent: 10 grams sugar
proteinContent: n a
cholesterolContent: 37 grams protein
sodiumContent: 201 milligrams cholesterol

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