Pastitisio Recipe

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Directions:

  1. Meat sauce prep.
  2. In large skillet add olive oil and sauté onion until soft and transparent. In another skillet or wok add the meat, cook until browned. Mix tomato paste with meat. Continue cooking, adding the onions, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and cinnamon.
  3. Cook until all the ingredients are incorporated in one brownish looking well done meat sauce take off heat to cool. Set aside. Cook the pasta in boiling water until half done, Drain and set aside.
  4. Bechamel sauce prep
  5. In a saucepan, melt the butter on a very low heat, As soon as it melts add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until there are no lumps, and increase the heat to medium-low. Add the milk slowly, stirring constantly with a whisk, and continue stirring until the sauce begins to thicken without being too thick. Remove from the heat and stir in salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir in the egg yolks and return to the heat, whisking briskly until well blended.
  6. To Assemble
  7. Grease with olive oil an 8x12 baking oven glass Pan and Spread half the cooked pasta over the bottom of the dish. Spread all of the meat sauce over the pasta, spread the rest of the pasta over it, pour the Bechamel sauce on top and smooth with a spatula.
  8. Bake in the preheated 350 oven 50-60 minutes.
  9. Let stand 20 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 463.29 Kcal (1940 kJ)
Calories from fat 309.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.39g 53%
Cholesterol 113.9mg 38%
Sodium 106.23mg 4%
Potassium 484.75mg 10%
Total Carbs 16.75g 6%
Sugars 8.34g 33%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 11%
Protein 22.25g 45%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 103.6mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 194.49 Kcal (814 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.44g 53%
Cholesterol 47.82mg 38%
Sodium 44.6mg 4%
Potassium 203.51mg 10%
Total Carbs 7.03g 6%
Sugars 3.5g 33%
Dietary Fiber 1.16g 11%
Protein 9.34g 45%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 4%
Iron 1mg 13%
Calcium 43.5mg 10%

* 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

  • 11.6
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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