PASTITSIO

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I used this as a base recipe...with a twitch here and there. It is a great starter for a novice cook.

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My family decided that we would make Sundays "Cultural Night" and have a recipe from a differnent country each week. We chose Greek food first because none of us had ever had it.

My family LOVED this. My children (ages 3 and 1 DEVOURED it and asked for more.

I was unsure about the cinnamon in the meat sauce because I'd never had it in meat before but decided to follow the recipe EXACTLY. I'm SO GLAD I did. It really gives it a unique and amazing flavor that is unlike anything I've ever heard.

My daughter (age 3 and my husband asked if we could have it every week. I did have to tell them "No" because of the MASSIVE amount of fat in this recipe but I could see it becoming a monthly meal in our house!.

My casserole dish didn't have enough room for all of the cream sauce but the cream layer was still about 3/4 an inch thick and very pleasing!

Awesome recipe!! TRY IT!!!

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I tweaked the recipe a little, but this was WAY better than the ones I've had in Greece.... and better than (shall I dare say... My Greek boyfriend's grandma's pastitsio. I added 1/4 cup of dry red wine, oregano, and thyme to the meat. I also only did half of the measurements for the bechemel sauce (and used 1% milk instead since I don't really prefer it. In Greece, the bechemel sauce on top is like 2 inches thick. I usually just scrap most of that part off. But in this recipe, it was a good amount. I also used less cinnoman since I don't really like the overwhelming taste of it in my meatsauce. I got two thumbs up from my Greek BF and his dad. = That's the best compliment I can ever have.

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Monday night is family dinner night at my (grandma's house. I try to find a new recipe each week. I had seen Ina Garten make her version of this. When I logged onto FN for the recipe, I found this version and decided to try it instead of Ina's. Glad I did. It is actually quite easy, just a bit time consuming. I used ground turkey as my grandson's girlfriend usually comes to dinner and the only meat she eats is chicken or turkey. It was delicious! Even my grandson, who doesn't like tomato-based casseroles, loved it. My grand daughter is a picky eater and she had seconds! I will definitely make this again. I think next time I will use a combination of ground beef and ground lamb.

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I am pretty fussy about my Greek food since I am Greek! But this was great. I never really liked the family's recipe for crema, so I wanted to try something new. The recipe is great. I used 1 % Milk to save a bit on fat and I noticed the recipe says 1/4 lb of butter, but later on in the directions it says 4 oz. (half a stick which is what I used. My Pastitiso was a smash hit thank you.

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this recipe came out very well.i did have to adjust a few things,first i used 15 oz cans(couldnt find 12ozthen i used 4 cups of a mixed shredded cheese that included moz,prov.parm,romano.to the sauce i added some garlic powder and a little brown sugar,plus a dash of nutmeg.the recipe came out wonderful.it was very moist not dry as most pastitsio's i have tried.

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This was delicious! I accidentally doubled the cinnamon (I put in 1 tsp instead of 1/2. However, there was another recipe for this dish (by Cat Cora that called for a full tsp. of cinnamon and her recipe had less sauce/meat. I also used ground turkey instead of beef and 1% milk instead of whole. I cooked it for my husband, parents and grandparents, and everyone loved it - most had not only seconds, but also thirds!

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This was fantastic. The smells while it was baking were incredible. My whole family loved it. I will be making this again.

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I liked this recipe a lot, but would rather have used some greek cheeses instead of the parm. Still, it is a great, yummy recipe! Hint: Add a pinch of nutmeg!