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Greek-Style Spaghetti Casserole

Here's how you make Greek-Style Spaghetti Casserole
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 25-30m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano ( or to taste)
  • 3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • 1/4 cup beef broth or water
  • 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
  • 1 can (14 ounce) whole tomatoes (undrained, slightly crushed the tomatoes with hands before using)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups half-and-half (even better is 18% cream)
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 cup Kasseri cheese, grated (or can use 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated)
  • 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated (divided)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 7 ounces dry spaghetti (cooked and drained)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  • Step 2: Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.

  • Step 3: In a skillet cook/brown the ground beef with onion and oregano until the beef is light browned (this may take 10-15 minutes, add in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking time).

  • Step 4: Add in the wine, beef broth or water, cinnamon, salt and pepper and the tomatoes with juice; bring to a boil simmer partially covered for 35-40 minutes, or until thick.

  • Step 5: In a medium saucepan combine the flour, half and half cream 1/2 tsp allspice; bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly until thick; remove from heat. Stir in mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and egg; mix well until cheese has melted.

  • Step 6: TO ASSEMBLE: In the bottom of the greased casserole dish, sprinkle 2 tablespoons bread crumbs. Then evenly spread with 2 cups of the cooked spaghetti.

  • Step 7: Top with 2 cups of cooked ground beef mixture, then 1 cup of cream sauce. Repeat the layers.

  • Step 8: In a small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup bread crumbs with remaining 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese; sprinkle over the top of the casserole.

  • Step 9: Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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