Greek macaroni casserole

AUTHOR
Jennie Fields
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 5
  • 350 g Macaroni
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, black pepper
  • 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves
  • 600 g mixed mince
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Oil (e.g. olive oil)
  • 2 TEASPOONS dried. Oregano
  • 500 g chunky tomatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp possibly some cinnamon, 1 pr. sugar
  • 3 Eggs (Gr. M)
  • 2 (40 g) go. Tbsp. flour
  • 30 g butter/margarine
  • 1/4 l Milk
  • 1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth
  • 100 g grated Emmental
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 7-10 Tbsp Oregano

Directions

  1. 1

    Break through the noodles once. Cook in plenty of boiling salted water for about 10 minutes until al dente. Drain

  2. 2

    Peel onion, chop coarsely. Peel and chop the garlic. Fry the minced meat in hot oil until crumbly. Fry onion, garlic and oregano briefly. Add tomatoes and 1/8 l water. Boil up and simmer briefly. Season to taste with salt, pepper, cinnamon and sugar, cool down a little. Separate 2 eggs. Stir 2 egg whites into the minced sauce

  3. 3

    Sweat flour in hot fat. Stir in 1/4 l water, milk and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for a while. Stir in half the cheese. Season to taste with salt, pepper, nutmeg, cool down a little. Stir in 1 egg and 2 egg yolks

  4. 4

    Pour half of the pasta into a greased casserole dish (approx. 30 cm long). Layer minced meat, rest of noodles, sauce and rest of cheese. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for about 40 minutes. Garnish if necessary

  5. 5

    Every oven heats differently

  6. 6

    Do not leave the food in the oven unattended,

  7. 7

    especially dishes that cook without a lid. Before the surface becomes too dark, it is best to cover it with parchment paper. If you do not know exactly how much heat your oven heats up, it is worth buying an oven thermometer (specialized trade)

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
600 kcal
CARBS
44 g
FATS
27 g
PROTEINS
39 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesVegetables