Pastitsio

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2019, America's Test Kitchen TV

A triple-decker composition of tubular pasta, spiced meat sauce, and lush béchamel, Greek pastitsio is king among casseroles—and often a royal pain.

SERVES6

TIME2½ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In the best renditions of this Greek meat and macaroni casserole, the components—tubular pasta, ground meat and tomato sauce, and a plush blanket of bechamel—are impressively stratified. We started by treating ground beef with baking soda b...

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