← All recipesPastitsioBaked macaroni with a cinnamon-scented meat sauce and thick béchamel.Prep 40 minCook 75 minServes 8Greek Photo: Sam Bailey / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)Ingredients500 g Macaroni500 g Minced beef1 Onion400 g Chopped tomatoes (canned)1 tsp Ground cinnamon1 l Milk80 g Butter80 g Plain flour3 Egg100 g Kefalotyri, gratedMethod1Boil the macaroni until al dente, drain and toss with butter, one egg and some cheese.2Cook the onion and mince, add the tomatoes and cinnamon and simmer until thick.3Make a thick béchamel and stir in the remaining eggs off the heat.4Layer pasta, meat sauce, then pasta again, and cover with béchamel and cheese.5Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes until golden and rest before serving.