PASTITSIO 
1 lb. macaroni
1/4 lb. butter
1 1/2 lb. ground turkey or beef
1/2 can tomato paste
6 oz. grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
1 med. onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Salt & pepper

SAUCE:

4 c. warm milk
5 eggs
6 tbsp. flour
1 1/2 sticks butter

Cook macaroni (not well) in boiling salted water and drain. Saute onion in a little butter; add ground meat and stir until brown. Add tomato paste, thinned with a little water. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook until meat is done. Melt butter, pour over drained macaroni - mix carefully. Spread half of macaroni on bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan; sprinkle half of grated cheese on top. Spread entire meat mixture on top. Cover with remaining macaroni and rest of grated cheese.

Boil 3 cups of milk with 1 1/2 sticks of butter. Add flour to remaining 1 cup of milk and blend well. Add flour mixture to boiling butter and milk, thicken and cool. After this has cooled, add 5 beaten eggs or drop small amounts of the milk mixture into the eggs while stirring constantly. Once egg mixture gets warm to hot, add to the rest of the milk. (This you do if you don't have time for the milk to cool.)

Pour sauce over macaroni. Shake pan and insert knife to penetrate thoroughly. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.

 

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