Lamb and Eggplant Pastitsio Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Lamb and Eggplant Pastitsio
Add your photo!
Count
Calories

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make lamb sauce: Cook onion in oil in a 4-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add lamb and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring and breaking up lumps, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, salt, oregano, cinnamon, sugar, and pepper and sauté, stirring, 2 minutes.
  2. Stir in eggplant and tomatoes and gently simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is just tender, about 40 minutes. Remove lid and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  4. Make cheese sauce and cook pasta while lamb sauce is simmering: Melt butter in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, then stir in flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and add garlic clove and whole clove, then bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes. Add feta, salt, and pepper and cook, whisking vigorously, until cheese is well incorporated.
  5. Beat eggs in a large bowl and gradually add sauce to eggs, whisking.
  6. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until just al dente, then drain in a colander. Toss half of pasta with lamb sauce and half with cheese sauce.
  7. Assemble pastitsio: Pour pasta with lamb sauce into a wide shallow 3-quart baking dish, spreading evenly. Spoon pasta with cheese sauce on top, spreading evenly.
  8. Bake pastitsio, uncovered, in middle of oven until bubbling and top is golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 537.93 Kcal (2252 kJ)
Calories from fat 302.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.58g 52%
Cholesterol 162.62mg 54%
Sodium 1516.02mg 63%
Potassium 840.11mg 18%
Total Carbs 30.68g 10%
Sugars 16.74g 67%
Dietary Fiber 8.01g 32%
Protein 29.09g 58%
Vitamin C 17.2mg 29%
Iron 3.1mg 17%
Calcium 375.5mg 38%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 102.64 Kcal (430 kJ)
Calories from fat 57.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.41g 52%
Cholesterol 31.03mg 54%
Sodium 289.27mg 63%
Potassium 160.3mg 18%
Total Carbs 5.85g 10%
Sugars 3.19g 67%
Dietary Fiber 1.53g 32%
Protein 5.55g 58%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 29%
Iron 0.6mg 17%
Calcium 71.7mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.8
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top