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Emeril's Pot Roast Pastitsio
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 6
Not quite the traditional Greek recipe, but a great way to use up leftover pot roast! The original uses Kefalotyri cheese, but offers Parmesan as an alternative, so I've chosen the more readily available choice.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, plus more for buttering pan
1/2 cup flour
3 cups milk, warm
2 eggs
2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
nutmeg, ground, to taste
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
3/4 lb penne pasta, uncooked
water, boiling salted, for cooking pasta
2 cups pot roast, leftover, chopped
1/4 cup beef broth
1/2 cup gravy, leftover
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Melt butter in heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
3. Whisk in flour.
4. Cook, whisking, 3 minutes.
5. Whisk in milk and simmer, stirring about 8 minutes.
6. In bowl, whisk eggs.
7. Add 1 cup of milk mixture in a steady stream, whisking constantly to keep eggs from cooking.
8. Whisk egg mixture into remaining milk mixture and stir in seasonings. Cover surface with plastic wrap and keep warm.
9. Cook penne in boiling salted water until al dente.
10. Rinse and drain well.
11. Combine pot roast, broth and gravy in a large bowl.
12. Butter a shallow 7 x11 baking dish.
13. Place half of pasta evenly over the bottom of dish.
14. Top with 1/3 cup of sauce.
15. Spread beef mixture evenly over pasta.
16. Top with remaining pasta.
17. Pour remaining sauce SLOWLY over pasta.
18. Bake for about 20 minutes.
19. Top with cheese and bake until set, about 20 minutes more.
By RecipeOfHealth.com