Pastitsio is a Greek casserole that contains layers of pasta and chopped meat that are topped with a cream sauce. I’ve been eyeing the recipe from Whipped, the food blog, for some time now. My dad really enjoyed this. Blame it on pregnancy food preferences, but I expected more from this multi-step recipe. It was comforting and appetizing, but perhaps not worth the effort on a weeknight. None of the steps are hard, but this is not a dish that you can throw together in minutes. I will say, however, it is a nice alternative to lasagna.
I used Whipped’s recipe and threw in a large eggplant, cubed, for added vegetables. I also added some cinnamon and nutmeg into the meat mixture and lightened the cream sauce by using less butter and eggs. I thought the cinnamon and nutmeg were particularly delicious. I (probably importantly) didn’t have ziti or bucatini, which would have offered some nice texture to the pasta. Food and Wine‘s version uses lamb for a different meat flavor.
When is the baby due? How are you feeling? It looks good, but too bad it didn’t live up to your expectations after all the time and effort!
Maybe I’m biased, Christina =) Due mid-Feb…. starting to slow as of last week but still pretty good. Some mild achiness setting in and definitely no more running!