Grecianbeefwithcheeseandnoodles Recipes

GREEK PASTA AND BEEF

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in tomato sauce, water and seasonings.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionaly.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine macaroni, egg and Parmesan cheese; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter, stir in flour and cinnamon until smooth.
• Gradually add milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Remove from the heat; cool slightly.
• Stir a snall amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in cheese.
• In a greased 3-qt baking dish, spread half of the macaroni mixture.
• Top with beef mixture and remaining macaroni mixture.
• Pour sauce over the top.
• Bake, uncovered at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

ISLAND PASTICIO (GREEK NOODLE CASSEROLE WITH GROUND MEAT)

Steps:

• Prepare the pasta in salted water as indicated in the product descriptions. Drain it well and keep warm.
• In the meanwhile prepare the meat sauce:.
• Fry the onion in the oil until golden.
• Add garlic and meat. Cook for 5-8 Minutes until done.
• Switch off the heat.
• Add all the other ingredients one after the other as indicated in the ingredients list.
• If necessary adjust the salt.
• Mix milk with water in bowl.
• For the bechamel melt margarine and add the flour.
• Reduce heat when the flour changes color and add the milk/water mix at once. Stir it quickly until it thickens. Switch off the heat source.
• Add all the remaining ingredients and adjust the salt.
• Prepare your baking mold with some olive oil.
• Put 2/3 of the pasta on the bottom of the mold (at least a 4 liter casserole!).
• Add the meat sauce, followed by the remaining pasta and top with the bechamel sauce. Don't stir!
• Bake 40 Minutes at 180°C or until the top is golden (heat and timing are basing it on convection oven).

GREEK-STYLE BEEF AND CHEESE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Cook ravioli according to package directions; drain.
• Meanwhile, brown beef in a deep 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat for 6 minutes, or until beef loses its pink color, breaking up into 3/4-inch crumbles.
• Stir in tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes. Stir in ravioli; simmer 3 minutes. Stir in the 2 cups of spinach and olives; cook just until spinach is wilted.
• Sprinkle with cheese before serving. Garnish with fresh spinach leaves.

GRECIAN BEEF WITH CHEESE AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Cut meat into small pieces and brown in oil.
• Remove meat and saute onion until golden. Stir in flour, soup, water, lemon juice and seasonings.
• Return meat to skillet and simmer covered until meat is tender, about 1 hour.
• Cook noodles; drain and mix with cheese.
• Put noodles on a heated platter and spread the meat mixture over the top.