❤️ Why You’ll Love Pastitsio
Comforting: To me any dish with pasta, a warming meat sauce, and bechamel screams comfort food and this pastitsio recipe seriously is the most comforting dish Easy: This recipe is pretty easy to bring together and it’s incredibly impressive. The whole family will love it Versatile: Add in your fav veggies or swap the beef with your favorite ground meat or plant-based ground “meat”
🍲 Ingredients
Spices: One of the key things that sets pastitsio apart from regular Italian lasagna is the spices in the meat sauce. I use warming spices live cloves, cinnamon, and allspice which bring a unique, rich, and delicious flavor to this dish Bechamel: The bechamel sauce is what you use instead of cheese in this dish. I also use another warming spice, nutmeg, in the bechamel to give some added deliciousness. This creamy sauce layered with the pasta and sauce makes this delicious complete.
👩🍳 How to Make Pastitsio
Make the meat sauce
Make the bechamel
Pasta
Assemble and bake
🪄 Tips and Tricks
You can find Greek pasta noodles called Pastitsio No 2 pasta in most European or Greek markets/stores Make this recipe alcohol-free by using non-alcoholic red wine or beef broth
🗒 Substitutions
Pasta: Substitute pastitsio with bucatini, penne or ziti Meat: Make this recipe vegetarian by substituting beef with plant-based ground meat
🗒 Best served with
Maroulosalata aka my Mamas Salad Simple Homemade Greek Salad Dakos Salad
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store leftovers in a sealed container in your fridge for up to four days. This dish is so yummy leftover!
🤔 Common Questions
