MOUSSAKA WITH PASTA AND MINCED MEAT

This is an universal meal, for all ages and for any occasions, I just love it! Pasta combined with minced meat for me is the best.





Ingredients:

• 500 g macaroni or other pasta
• 1 tbs oil or butter
• salt

• 500 g minced meat
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 larger tomato
• 200 g chopped tomatoes
• 1 vegetable cube
• finely chopped parsley
• salt, pepper, a little red sweet pepper

• and another 100 g hard grated cheese
• 50 g Parmesan cheese

For béchamel sauce

• 1 l milk
• 1 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 eggs
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. Fry onions in oil, add the meat, cook for ten minutes, then add one grated tomato and 200 g chopped tomatoes and spices. Cook on high heat until all the liquid is cooked, add finely chopped parsley about 15 minutes before the end.
2. Boil pasta in salt water and be careful not to overcook. Strain and add some butter or oil and gently stir. 
3. Preparing the béchamel sauce: Heat butter and oil, add flour slowly and with constant stirring add the milk. Add salt and cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens, remove from heat and add two mixed eggs and stir.
4. Put half the pasta in a greased baking pan, sprinkle with half the amount of grated cheese, pour a little béchamel. Pour meat over, then the rest of the macaroni and cheese and pour all with béchamel sauce. 
5. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake at 200 C degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Enjoy!