Spice Market Pastitsio

Name: Spice Market Pastitsio
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 ounces dried corkscrew pasta (3 cups); 1/2 pound ground lamb or lean ground beef; 1 14 ounce jar spaghetti sauce with onion and garlic (about 1-1/2 cups); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed; 1 1.8 ounce envelope white sauce mix; 1 cup milk; 2 slightly beaten eggs; 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 cup grated kasseri or Parmesan cheese; Greek or ripe olives (optional); Fresh marjoram (optional)

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"Some call this dish (pronounced pah-STEET-see-o) "the Greek lasagna." Kasseri (kuh-SEHR-ee) is a firm aromatic Greek cheese with a nutty taste...."

INGREDIENTS

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8 ounces dried corkscrew pasta (3 cups)

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1/2 pound ground lamb or lean ground beef

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1 14 ounce jar spaghetti sauce with onion and garlic (about 1-1/2 cups)

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1/4 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed

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1 1.8 ounce envelope white sauce mix

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1 cup milk

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2 slightly beaten eggs

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1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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1/4 cup grated kasseri or Parmesan cheese

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Greek or ripe olives (optional)

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Fresh marjoram (optional)

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