Greek Macaroni & Hamburger Casserole (Makaronia Phournista) Recipe
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Ingredients:
- 3 -4 bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 8 oz kefalotiri (or to taste) or 8 oz gruyere, grated (or to taste)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Put water, salt, olive oil and in a large pot and bring to a boil.
- Add macaroni, cook until well done (9-10 minutes), and drain.
- Melt butter in sauce pan, add tomato paste, stir and mix well.
- Add sugar, salt, cinnamon, oregano, orange rind, orange juice, bay leaves, and cloves, and stir well.
- Continue stirring while slowly adding warm water.
- Cover and simmer until only 2/3 of the liquid remains.
- Season beef with salt and pepper, and sauté in olive oil until meat is dry, breaking up meat while browning, so it will not be lumpy when done (8-10 minutes).
- Add onions and garlic and continue to sauté until onion is yellow (3-5 minutes).
- Pour wine over this mixture, stir well, cover tightly, and set aside.
- When only 2/3 of the liquid remains in the tomato sauce, add the ground beef mixture.
- Continue to simmer covered until sauce is thickened.
- Keep hot.
- Put layers in a baking pan in the following order: (1) macaroni (2) meat sauce (3) kephalotiri cheese.
- Keep layering until everything is used up, with the last layer being the meat/tomato sauce.
- Cover the top layer with a single layer of kaseri cheese.
- Bake until the Kasseri is melted (2-3 minutes).
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 403.97 Kcal (1691 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 159.04 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 17.67g | 27% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 40.33mg | 13% | |
| Sodium | 974.77mg | 41% | |
| Potassium | 344.72mg | 7% | |
| Total Carbs | 38.76g | 13% | |
| Sugars | 3.6g | 14% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.91g | 8% | |
| Protein | 18.74g | 37% | |
| Vitamin C | 8.4mg | 14% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 2% | |
| Iron | 2.5mg | 14% | |
| Calcium | 192.4mg | 19% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 78.82 Kcal (330 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 31.03 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 3.45g | 27% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 7.87mg | 13% | |
| Sodium | 190.18mg | 41% | |
| Potassium | 67.25mg | 7% | |
| Total Carbs | 7.56g | 13% | |
| Sugars | 0.7g | 14% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.37g | 8% | |
| Protein | 3.66g | 37% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 14% | |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 14% | |
| Calcium | 37.5mg | 19% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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