Aegean Casserole From Lhj
| 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 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. 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)
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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