Ground Beef And Pasta Casserole With A Twist

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion
• 1 -2 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 (14 ounce) tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon basil (optional)
• salt, pepper
• 1 lb pasta (i use linguini)
• 1 egg, sligtly beaten
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• extra parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 3 cups milk
• salt, pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet cook beef, onion, garlic until beef no longer pink.
• 2 stir in the tomatoe sauce and seasoning.
• 3 simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 4 meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted water. drain.
• 5 for the sauce:.
• 6 in a saucepan, melt butter, stir in flour and cinnamon until smooth.
• 7 gradually add milk and stir until thickened, add seasoning.
• 8 to assemble:.
• 9 mix together the cooked pasta, the egg, the sauce and the parmesan cheese.
• 10 spread half of the pasta mixture at the bottom of a baking dish.
• 11 top with beef mixture.
• 12 cover with the remaining pasta mixture.
• 13 (alernatively you can spread the whole pasta mixture at the bottom and top with beef mixture).
• 14 sprinkle with extra parmesan cheese.
• 15 bake in a 350 oven for 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown.