Protein Swap | Beef Pastitsio
with Spiced Béchamel & Feta
Cooking time
45 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
1150 /serving
Some dishes make us happy for cold weather. One of them is definitely pastitsio, Greece’s answer to lasagna. Every layer is delish: pasta coated with egg, lemon and feta cheese, tomato sauce studded with beef and a topper of spiced béchamel broiled to golden.
We will send you:
- 250g Canadian-raised lean ground beef
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 120g Baby greens (lettuce mix, baby spinach, kale or arugula)
- 1 Lemon
- 170g Spaghetti
- 100ml Tomato sauce
- 90g Feta
- 200ml Milk
- 20g Lemon Bouquet blend (enriched wheat flour, paprika, salt, black pepper, garlic, sugar, onion, lemon peel, dill, coriander, rosemary, marjoram, parsley, citric acid, sunflower oil, lemon flavour, chili, bay leaf, lemon oil)
Contains: Eggs • Milk • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Large baking dish
Medium pan
Medium pot
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Strainer
Whisk
Zester
2 or 4 tbsp Butter
1 or 2 Eggs
Total Fat
66 g
Saturated Fat
25 g
Sodium
1030 mg
Total Carb
90 g
Sugars
12 g
Protein
53 g
Fibre
7 g
Preparation
Mise en place
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.
- Zest and juice the lemon.
- Mince the garlic.
- Crumble the patties.
- Crumble the cheese.
Boil the pasta
- In a small bowl, beat 1 egg (double for 4 portions) until smooth; season with S&P.
- Add the pastato the pot of boiling water; stir gently to separate.
- Boil, 6 to 8 min., until al dente.
- Reserving½ cup cooking water(double for 4 portions), drain and toss with a drizzle of oilto prevent sticking.
- Transfer to a bowl and add the egg, lemon zest, ½ the lemon juiceand ⅔ of the cheese; toss well.
- Reserve the pot.
Cook the patties & make the sauce
- Meanwhile, in a medium pan, heat a drizzle of oilon medium-high.
- Add the garlicand crumbled patties. Cook, stirring often, 3 to 5 min., until beginning to brown.
- Add the tomato sauce, ½ cup water(double for 4 portions) and S&P.
- Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 min., until the patties are coated.
Make the béchamel
- In the reserved pot, heat 2 tbsp butter (double for 4 portions) on medium.
- Add the spicesand whisk, 30 sec. to 1 min., until a paste forms.
- Slowly whisk in the milk; season with S&P.
- Cook, whisking often, 1 to 2 min., until thickened.
- If the sauce seems dry, gradually add the reserved cooking water until you achieve your desired consistency.
Assemble & bake the pastitsio
- Drizzle a large baking dish with oiland add the pasta mixture.
- Top with the sauce, then the béchamel.
- Bake, 10 to 12 min., until beginning to bubble.
- Switch the oven to broil, 2 to 3 min., until beginning to brown.
- Let rest for 5 min. before serving.
Make the salad & serve
- In a large bowl, combine the remaining lemon juice, 2 tbsp oil(double for 4 portions) andS&P.
- Add the baby greens andremaining cheese; toss well.
- Divide the pastitsioand saladbetween your plates. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground beef to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
