Pastitsio: Traditional Greek Baked Pasta

Pastitsio is a Greek and Mediterranean baked pasta dish including ground beef and bechamel sauce in its best-known form.

The typical Greek version has a bottom layer that is bucatini or other tubular pasta, with cheese and egg as a binder; a middle layer of ground beef, veal or lamb with tomato and cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice; another layer of pasta: and a top layer of sauce, varying from an egg-based custard to a flour-based Bechamel or a Bechamel with cheese. Grated cheese is often sprinkled on top. Pastitsio is a common dish, and is often served as a main course, with a salad.

A link to a classic Greek pastitsio recipe can be found here: http://realgreekrecipes.blogspot.com.au/2008/11/greek-pastichio.html