"Lynn Gifford" > wrote in message
om...
: I forgot . . .
:
: Pastitsio (Greek Lasagna)
: from Better Homes and Gardens Heritage Cookbook
: 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
: 1 cup chopped onion
: 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
: 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
: 1 teaspoon basil
: 2 cups raw elbow macaroni
: 4 slightly beaten egg whites
: 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled & divided
: 1/2 cup butter or margarine
: 1/2 cup all purpose flour
: 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or paprika)
: 4 cups milk
: 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
: 4 slightly beaten egg yolks
:
: In a skillet, cook beef and onion until meat is browned. Drain
off
: excess fat. Add undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, basil and 1
teaspoon
: salt. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, stirring often.
Meanwhile, cook
: macaroni according to package directions; drain well. Stir in
egg
: whites and half of the feta. Add meat mixture, stir and pour
into a 13
: by 9 inch baking dish. In large saucepan, melt butter. Blend in
flour
: and 1 teaspoon salt. Add milk all at once. Cook, stirring
constantly,
: until thickened and bubbly.. Remove from heat. Gradually stir
some of
: the hot sauce into egg yolks; blend well. Return yolk mixture
to
: remaining sauce.Stir in mozzarella and the other half of the
feta.
: Pour on top of the meat mixture. Sprinkle lightly with
additional
: cinnamon or paprika. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
Let
: stand ten minutes before serving. Serves 12 (may be halved.)
: To simplify just substitute jarred spaghetti sauce for the
tomatoes,
: tomatp paste & onions
:
: Lynn from Fargo
: No, I made that up about the state casserole, but if we had one
it
: would be Tater Tot or Macaroni/Tomato/Beef
: (Because of the potatoes & the wheat & the beef we grow)
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Well crud! That sounds really good too and I'm too lazy to run
to the store for more beef (so that I can be a cow and make this
*and* Jill's recipe).

Lynn, that really, really looks good! Dookies! Hmmm, I suppose,
if I still have some Feta in the fridge I'll make yours and next
time make Jill's....

Cyndi
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