Aegean Casserole From Lhj

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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	t	Salt
1/3	c	Grated Parmesan cheese
6	c	Eggplant, finely diced
2	t	Salt, divided
1	T	Olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon
1	c	Finely chopped onion
2	t	Minced garlic
1/2	t	Cinnamon
1	pn	Ground red pepper
1	lb	Lean ground beef
1/2	t	Dried mint flakes
1/2	t	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

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.  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. Heat  oven
to 375Â°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.
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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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 592 Calories From Fat: 217 Total Fat: 24g Cholesterol: 56.8mg Sodium: 1290.3mg Potassium: 876.4mg Carbohydrates: 67.9g Fiber: 5.3g Sugar: 12.6g Protein: 26g