Experience the rich and comforting tastes of Greece with our authentic Greek Pastitsio. It features tantalizing layers of pasta, savory meat sauce, and luscious bechamel sauce. Baked to golden perfection, this traditional dish is a true taste of Greece.
For printing check the full recipe on my blog:
https://www.homecookingadventure.com/greek-pastitsio/
Other Pasta Recipes:
Homemade Lasagna – https://www.homecookingadventure.com/chicken-lasagna/
Spaghetti Pie – https://www.homecookingadventure.com/spaghetti-pie/
Easy Three Cheese Stuffed Shells – https://www.homecookingadventure.com/easy-three-cheese-stuffed-shells/
Spaghetti with Baked Meatballs – https://www.homecookingadventure.com/spaghetti-with-baked-meatballs/
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0:00 – Intro
0:41 – Prepare the meat sauce
2:00 – Prepare the pasta
2:45 – Prepare the Bechamel Sauce
3:45 – Assemble the pastitsio
4:35 – Baking time
4:39 – Cutting and serving
Ingredients
Makes 10 servings
For the Meat Sauce
2 tbsp (30g) olive oil
2 medium onions (6oz – 180g) , chopped
2 cloves of garlic , minced
1/3 cup (70g) tomato paste
1 ⅔ pounds (750g) ground beef
1 can (14oz- 400g) tomato puree
1 tsp (5g) salt
1 tsp (5g) sugar
1/2 tsp (1g) ground black pepper
1/3 tsp (1g) cinnamon
bay leaves
For the Pasta
1 pound (500g) Greek pasta, Bucatini No.2
2 tbsp (30g) olive oil
1/4 cup (25g) Greek Kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese , grated
2 tbsp fresh parsley
For Bechamel Sauce
1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
2/3 cup (80g) all-purpose flour
4 cups (1 liter) milk
1/2 tsp (1g) nutmeg
3/4 tsp (4g) salt
3 large eggs, beaten
For Topping
1/2 cup (50g) Greek Kefalotyri or Parmesan cheese
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hello, i just made the recipe and struggled with the bechamel sauce. It was not getting as thick as yours. I used the same amount of ingredients as you did. Can someone please give me an advice? I am not good at cooking and started to learn because this is my husbands favourite dish ever. Efharisto 🙂
Amazing recipes !! I've recently discovered your channel and I must say congratulations for all you work! I will definately try your Pastitsio recipe ! And one suggestion is that you can also add crumbled feta cheece in addition with kefalotyri cheese.
Love from Greece!
you are the only foreign cook that I see who knows how to make pastitsio traditionally as we make it here in Greece. the one who showed you the recipe showed you almost all the secrets and that we make the béchamel with olive oil and not with butter. another secret is take some béchamel and mix it with the minced meat because it makes it creamier.
❤absolutely amazing… my husband wasn’t to sure he was going to like this when he looked at all the ingredients on the counter and watched as I was making it… he was really shocked about the sauce…. Then when we sat down for dinner … he said it was spectacular❣️❣️❣️ so this is a delicious Do-Over meal
Will make it your way and then try it my way: Using butter instead of olive oil and maybe balsamic vinegar to the onions and a bit of red wine and Worcester sauce to the meat for really special occasions.
Looks fabulous
Hi there! It's so nice seeing a pastitsio recipe in such a channel! Many respects! It looks very authentic! Coming from a few different areas of Greece and having eaten a lot of pastitsio I have a few suggestions to make if you want to try them.
1. Put 2/3 of the pasta on the bottom and the rest 1/3 in between the mince meat layer and the bechamel layer.
2. Add graviera as well in the ground cheese mix.
3. Use butter on the bechamel instead of olive oil and add cheese mix within the bechamel as well.
4. Make more bechamel (for 1.5 liters)
5. Add breadcrumbs on the top
Ps. I ve never eaten pastitsio with parsley in.
I hope you like them and try them out 😊
Followed your recipe, and it’s too delicious. Just we don’t have your Greek pasta, so I used regular one but they don’t hold together. How come your don’t collapse? Thanks!!
Very nice recipie Ella! They looks amazing! I think is the only recipie wen i see wen is more similar than the original pastitsio! The "kefalotiriri" cheese is one of the most wonderful cheese in the world! I am from Cyprus and we make these recepie and it was amazing! Have a nice day and good week! 👍👏🍴
Your videos have a magical way of making me hungry even if I just ate!
The way you describe the flavors and textures of the baked pasta recipe is simply irresistible.
Consider me a new friend, eagerly awaiting your next tantalizing recipe.👍
La besciamella con l'olio non la conoscevo….. 😀
看着好诱人啊，感谢分享~~😍 还有个问题，你的不沾烤盘不怕刀割吗？🤔
Wow!!! Looks Delicious 👍😍
I love this recipe. Very good video but deglaze pan with red wine first 😉 the taste is amazing after.
Looks amazing ❤
I just wanted to say that i have been following your recepies like 8 years ago. I used to bake your desserts every single weekend and it helped me get through college when i was alone in a different city. Today i made this dish for my family and it was an absolute success!!!
Thank you so much!! I hope to keep learning with your videos!!!
Is it just me, or does food taste better when someone else cooks it? 🤷♀😄
wow this looks delicious, hope to try making this one day
Πωωωωωωωω πολύ ωραίο μπράβο. Έρχομαι με το κρασί και το ψωμί. Τελιο!!!!!!!
Looks sooo….Yummy 🤩
Yummy pasta
Good luck
🍀🍀🍀
❤από Λευκωσία
Looks delicious!! But isn't the food gonna be cold after resting it for 30 minutes?
Hello Ella, Great dish, I saw on Instagram you like Greece 🙂
Thank you chef for showing a Greek recipe 🫶🏻👌🏻 One of my comfort food dishes 🥰🥰🥰🇬🇷
That looks wonderful! ! Gotta give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
That looks absolutely amazing, Ella!
Everything you make is super ⭐️
I’ve learned so many recipes from you
Thanks for your creativity 💖
Kalispera from a small greek iceland called lipsi!!! I love your recipes and i love you for the love you show for Greece
우와~ 처음 보는 요리에요
한국사람들 입맛에도 맞을것 같은 신박한 요리
그리스 요리였군요^^
훌륭한 요리 레시피 고맙습니다
This was one of my favorite dishes growing up! I'm half Greek and half Japanese and I spent many summers in Greece visiting family and this was always on the table for dinners at least once.
Having worked in a Greek restaurant as a teen I can attest to the accuracy of this recipe. If you are not experienced in cooking take note of how this is made. Cooking the tomato paste for 2 minutes and cooking the bechamel long enough to thicken. On this channel recipes are executed with precision. Note that we used ground lamb which reeked when cooking. Think of it as lazy-lasagne. It is important (as done here) to make a BIG BECHAMEL, which means very thick. Kids love this and it really is as easy as shown. Don't hesitate to make it your own with a vegetarian tomato sauce made with roasted veggies. It also freezes well. Thank you #HomeCookingAdventure team for this relatively unknown yet popular Greek recipe.
ps: LOVE the background music – special thanks to whomever chose it.
Hello from Cyprus! Super resipt!😋😋👌