Greek-Style Macaroni
Source of Recipe
Good Housekeeping 1981
Recipe Introduction
Time: about 1 1/2 hours- Servings 8
List of Ingredients
3 cups elbow macaroni (3/4 16-ounce package)
1/2 pound ground beef or lamb
1 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cheese Sauce (recipe below)Recipe
1. Prepare macaroni as label directs; drain. Grease a 13" by 9" baking dish.
2. Meanwhile, in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef, onion, and garlic until meat is browned and onion is tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato sauce, salt, pepper and cinnamon; heat to boiling.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place half of macaroni in bottom of baking dish; pour meat sauce over macaroni; top with remaining macaroni. Prepare Cheese Sauce and pour over top of layered macaroni. Bake 30 minutes or until mixture is hot and bubbly.
Cheese Sauce: In bowl with fork, beat 2 eggs and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese until foamy; set aside. In 2-quart saucepan over low heat, melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine; stir in 1/4 cup all-purpose four, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg until smooth; gradually stir in 2 cups milk, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and smooth; remove from heat. Into egg mixture, stir small amount of hot sauce; slowly pour mixture back into sauce, sitrring rapidly to prevent lumping.
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