3 pastitsio casserole Recipes

lg tubular pasta (such as ziti #2), olive oil, garlic, finely minced, chopped onions, ground beef, peeled, chopped plum tomatoes, ground cinnamon, sea salt, more ground peppercorns (to taste), grated kefalotyri cheese (or pecorino), breadcrumbs, bechamel sauce w/cheese or basic bechamel

butter , for greasing the baking dish, kosher salt, egg noodles, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, freshly ground black pepper, garlic, chopped or smashed, ground lamb, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, tomato-basil sauce (3 1/4 cups), fresh mint leaves, chopped, milk, at room temperature, heavy cream, at room temperature, grated parmesan (about 6 oz), plain greek yogurt, at room temperature, chopped fresh mint leaves , optional