So, last night I made the Greek Pastitsio and lemme tell you… it was delicious! I highly recommend this recipe! We also had more than half left over, so you know what I’m eating for lunch today!
INGREDIENTS:
12 ounces penne pasta
1 pound ground turkey or ground sirloin — I used ground turkey
1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (from about 1 large onion)
5 garlic cloves, finely minced
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
8 ounces light cream cheese — I used Trader Joe’s light cream cheese
2 cups milk, 1% of skim work great — I used 1%
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained — I used organic diced tomatoes
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley — I left this out
First, I coated my 9X13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray and set my oven to broil.
As my water was heating up for the pasta, I prepped my garlic and onions and set out all the ingredients I’d need.
Once the pasta started cooking, I added my turkey to my very large pan with my onions, salt and pepper and heated for about 10 minutes, until the turkey was cooked through. Then I added the garlic for about a minute before adding the flour. There wasn’t much grease, so I didn’t bother draining the turkey.
Once the flour had been mixed in completely, I added the milk, tomatoes and nutmeg, stirred and simmered for about 7 minutes, until thick. Then I added the cooked/drained pasta to the mixture and stirred until the pasta and sauce were completely combined. Then, the pasta and sauce when into the casserole dish. I sprinkled (more like dumped) the mozzarella cheese onto the dish and then broiled for only about 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, the cheese had turned that beautiful golden brown.
I let the dish sit for about 10 minutes before serving and then we enjoyed what was one of the best pasta dishes I’ve made!
Critiques:
Although it was good, it would put more nutmeg in the dish next time. My boyfriend also suggested adding a little oregano to the recipe, as well.
After dinner, I started and finished my Pinterest project! Below is the idea from Pinterest:
And here is my version:
I didn’t leave quite as much room to write, but it’s enough 
I also opted not to use the ribbon so it would go with the decor in the dining room. I had a lot of construction paper and unused stickers, so instead of paint, which I would normally use, I just went with what I already had! I love how it turned out and I can’t wait to get a marker to write on it — I’m also attempting to convince my boyfriend it’s a good idea too. Haha.
How To:
Buy a very cute, not-too-expensive frame. Use construction paper and materials of your choice to create the image to go inside of the frame. Once you are satisfied with your creation, place your image into the frame. Use a dry erase marker to write reasons you love your significant other directly on the glass every day
Happy eating and crafting!
-CS
