Greek Lasagna Pastitsio Recipe

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Greek Lasagna Pastitsio
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Directions:

  1. Brown chopped meat and onions in a pan with a small amount of pure olive oil.
  2. Drain off fat.
  3. Mix in cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to meat in pan.
  4. Add finely minced garlic and cans of tomato sauce to meat and spices in pan.
  5. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
  6. Boil Ziti in large pasta pot until firm.
  7. Strain Ziti and let cool for 10 minutes.
  8. Add Ziti to large bowl.
  9. Add meat mixture and Parmesan cheese to ziti.
  10. Grease large lasagna baking pan 16x11x3inches.
  11. Pour meat, ziti, cheese mixture into baking pan.
  12. Make sure the mixture fills only half the height of the pan and the mixture is level. Use a wide spatula to gently press down the mixture in the pan so that it lays flat.
  13. Make the cream sauce as described below.
  14. Pour cream sauce over mixture in pan, covering the mix.
  15. Cover edges of pan with foil to prevent over baking.
  16. Bake in preheated 350degree oven for 45minutes to 1 hour until top is golden brown.
  17. Sauce.
  18. Combine 6 eggs and 1/2 quart milk in a bowl.
  19. Melt 1 stick of butter in 6qt sauce pan.
  20. With a mixer or fork mix 15 Tbsp flour to butter to melted butter.
  21. On low heat, mix in 1 cup of egg/milk mixture to sauce pan, stirring continuously or use a mixer on very low setting until smooth (no lumps).
  22. Slowly continue adding milk/egg mixture to sauce pan on low heat
  23. Add remaining 1/2 quart of milk to sauce pan on low heat.
  24. Leave on low heat stirring continuously until slightly thickened (should be the consistency of pancake batter).
  25. No need to cool.
  26. Add to meat mixture in baking pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1153.74 Kcal (4830 kJ)
Calories from fat 514.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 57.12g 88%
Cholesterol 270.23mg 90%
Sodium 1768.75mg 74%
Potassium 859.65mg 18%
Total Carbs 86.98g 29%
Sugars 23.36g 93%
Dietary Fiber 5.63g 23%
Protein 47.9g 96%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 6.6mg 37%
Calcium 961.9mg 96%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 172.65 Kcal (723 kJ)
Calories from fat 76.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.55g 88%
Cholesterol 40.44mg 90%
Sodium 264.69mg 74%
Potassium 128.64mg 18%
Total Carbs 13.02g 29%
Sugars 3.5g 93%
Dietary Fiber 0.84g 23%
Protein 7.17g 96%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 6%
Iron 1mg 37%
Calcium 143.9mg 96%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 27
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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