Turkey Pastitsio Low Fat Recipes

PASTITSIO FOR TWO

Steps:

• Grease a 8" x 8" baking dish (or any smaller casserole dish).
• Add the pasta to a large pan of boiling water; boil, uncovered, until just tender; drain.
• Combine the hot pasta, eggs and cheese in a large bowl; mix well.
• Press into casserole dish.
• To make the meat sauce, heat the oil in a large pan, add the onions and ground turkey and cook, stirring, until the meat is well browned.
• Stir in the tomato puree, beef stock, wine, and spices; simmer uncovered until thick; cool.
• Stir in the egg.
• Layer on top of pasta layer in casserole dish.
• Stop here to freeze or continue to bake and eat immediately.
• To make the topping, melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the flour.
• Stir over low heat until bubbling.
• Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the milk.
• Stir over low heat until the sauce boils and thickens.
• Stir in the cheese and cool slightly.
• Stir in the egg yolks.
• Pour sauce over the meat layer and smooth the surface.
• Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 40 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• You can also freeze it at this point and just reheat the entire dish in the oven.

LOW FAT PASTITSIO

Steps:

• COOK pasta and DRAIN.
• NOTE: Can be any kind of pasta; I like rigatoni.
• In non stick pan, heat chicken broth and saute onion and mushrooms until soft; ADD ground beef and cook until brown.
• ADD chopped tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, cinnamon.
• STIR until most of the liquid evaporates (About 7 minutes).
• NOTE: Can use 2 400g canned tomatoes as well.
• NOTE: Can use 12 ounces of 10 percent beef and omit mushrooms.
• In same saucepan that pasta was cooked in, COMBINE eggs, milk and cornstarch (also called cornflour).
• CONSTANTLY stir over low heat for 10 minutes.
• REMOVE from heat, add fat free parmesan cheese and nutmeg.
• In large baking dish, LAYER 1/2 pasta, 1/2 tomato sauce then remaining pasta and remaining tomato sauce.
• COVER with white sauce; make sure to cover all pasta.
• BAKE for 35 minutes at 170°C (325F).
• ENJOY!
• NOTE: Taste tomato sauce mixture and adjust to your preference; ie if you do not like that much garlic, use 2 or 3 cloves.