Medium
Egyptian
Macaroni Béchamel
Egyptian baked pasta dish with creamy béchamel sauce and spiced ground meat.
65
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
45 min
Cook Time
65 min
Total Time
Ingredients (9 items)
1.00 lb
Penne pasta
1.00 lb
Ground beef
1.00 medium
Onion
chopped
1.00 cup
Tomato sauce
4.00 tbsp
Butter
4.00 tbsp
Flour
2.00 cups
Milk
1.00 tsp
Cumin
ground
1.00 tsp
Salt
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Boil pasta until al dente, about 8 minutes, drain.
8 minutes
2
Cook beef with onion, cumin, and salt, add tomato sauce, simmer 10 minutes.
10 minutes
3
Melt butter, stir in flour, gradually add milk to make béchamel, cook until thickened.
10 minutes
4
Layer pasta, meat, béchamel in a baking dish.
5
Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes until golden.
25 minutes
6
Serve hot.