Name: Easy pastitsio
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 250 gram penne; 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 500 gram lamb mince; 35 gram sachet onion and mushroom gravy mix; 500 gram jar tomato pasta sauce; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 40 gram sachet cheese sauce; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1/2 cup shredded parmesan

Ingredients

250 gram penne

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 medium brown onion, finely chopped

2 clove garlic, crushed

500 gram lamb mince

35 gram sachet onion and mushroom gravy mix

500 gram jar tomato pasta sauce

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

40 gram sachet cheese sauce

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 cup shredded parmesan

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease a 2-litre (8-cup) ovenproof dish. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain. Return pasta to pan.

2.Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over moderately high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until soft. Add mince; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up lumps, for 5 minutes or until browned. Add gravy mix, pasta sauce and cinnamon; cool and stir for 4-5 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Add mince mixture to pasta.

3.Make cheese sauce as packet directs. Whisk egg into cheese sauce. Place pasta mixture in prepared dish. Pour cheese sauce over pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Stand for 10 minutes.

Use beef, pork or veal mince instead of lamb. Try a sachet of white sauce instead of cheese sauce.
Note

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