| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy, Eggs, Meats | Greek | Pasta | 8 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 4 | c | Milk |
| 1/4 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 2/3 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1/2 | Bay leaf | |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1/3 | c | Grated Parmesan cheese |
| 6 | c | Eggplant; finely diced |
| 2 | ts | Salt; divided |
| 1 | tb | Olive oil; plus 1 teaspoon |
| 1 | c | Finely chopped onion |
| 2 | ts | Minced garlic |
| 1/2 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1 | pn | Ground red pepper |
| 1 | lb | Lean ground beef |
| 1/2 | ts | Dried mint flakes |
| 1/2 | ts | Freshly ground pepper |
| 1/4 | c | Tomato paste |
| 28 | oz | Tomatoes; canned |
| 1/3 | c | Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley |
| 16 | oz | Ziti pasta; cooked as directed |
INSTRUCTIONS
WHITE SAUCE CASSEROLE 1. Make White Sauce: Bring milk to boil in medium saucepan over high heat. Melt butter in large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook, whisking, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, bay leaf and salt; bring to boil, whisking. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Discard bay leaf and stir in Parmesan. 2. Toss eggplant with 1 teaspoon salt; drain in colander 30 minutes. Pat dry. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add eggplant and cook, stirring, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. 3. Heat oven to 375°F. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet. Add onions and cook until tender, 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cinnamon and red pepper; cook 15 seconds. Add meat, mint, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper; cook, stirring, until meat is no longer pink. Add tomato paste and tomatoes, breaking up tomatoes with spoon. Add eggplant and bring to simmer; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in parsley. 4. Transfer cooked ziti to large bowl and stir in 1 cup White Sauce. Spread half the ziti in bottom of deep 5-quart casserole. Spoon on filling, then remaining ziti and White Sauce. Bake uncovered 25 to 35 minutes, until bubbly and browned. Prep Time: 1 hour Baking Time: 25 to 35 minutes Degree of Difficulty: Moderate (C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved. NOTES : We combined the flavors of our favorite Greek specialties--moussaka and pastitsio--to create a new classic. Recipe by: Ladies Home Journal Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #942 by "abprice@wf.net" <abprice@wf.net> on Dec 2, 1997
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