Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, pastitsio with vegetables. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Pastitsio is a family favourite in all its versions. This meatless version of the popular Greek dish requires a bit more time to make, but worths the effort! Pastitsio - with layers of pasta, a rich cinnamon-spiked red wine meat sauce, topped with a thick layer of cheese sauce, this is Greece's answer to Italian Lasagna. Pastitsio is a popular baked pasta dish in Greece, usually created with mince meat and bechamel sauce.

Pastitsio with Vegetables is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Pastitsio with Vegetables is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pastitsio with vegetables using 25 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Pastitsio with Vegetables:

1. Take 500 g pastichio pasta
2. Take 1 tbsp salt
3. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil
4. Get Sauce
5. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
6. Take 1 onion finely chopped
7. Make ready 2 garlic cloves crushed
8. Prepare 4 carrots grated
9. Prepare 2 zucchini grated
10. Take 2 bell peppers chopped
11. Make ready 1 cup corn
12. Take 400 g tomato sauce
13. Make ready 200 g feta cheese (cut in cubes)
14. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp salt
15. Make ready 1/2 tsp pepper
16. Get 1 tbsp oregano
17. Make ready Béchamel Sauce
18. Prepare 1.5 lt milk
19. Take 6 tbsp cornflour
20. Make ready 1 tbsp butter
21. Take 1 1/2 tsp salt
22. Take 1/2 tsp pepper
23. Get 1 egg (lightly beaten)
24. Prepare 50 g grated parmesan cheese
25. Get 70 g grated cheddar cheese

They call for egg plant but didn't have any and it has marginal nutritional value. I think this recipe works well with any variety of vegetables. Pastitsio is a hearty Greek casserole consisting of layered pasta, ground lamb or beef with tomato sauce, and a topping of cream or custard. Pastitsio (pronounced as pa-STEE-tsee-oh) though a pasta dish is not Italian at all.

Steps to make Pastitsio with Vegetables:

1. Vegetable Sauce: Finely chop the onion and garlic and add them to a heat pot. Sauté them with olive oil for about 2 minutes.
2. Add all the vegetables (zucchini, carrots, peppers and corn) and simmer them for 8 minutes.
3. Add salt, pepper, oregano and the tomato sauce. Simmer for another 10 minutes and set aside to prepare the pasta.
4. Pasta: Boil the pasta in salted water according to the directions on their package.
5. Drain the pasta and add a little olive oil (or butter) so they don’t get sticky.
6. Mix the pasta with the vegetable sauce and the feta cheese.
7. Béchamel Sauce: In a separate pot, add the milk, corn flour, salt and pepper and stir constantly until it becomes thick.
8. Once the sauce thickens, add the egg, butter and the parmesan cheese, and mix until combined.
9. Use a deep baking dish (34cm x 26cm) and spread a little bit of olive oil at its base.
10. Lay the pasta mixed with the vegetable sauce and sprinkle them with grated cheese.
11. Spread the béchamel evenly and make sure all pasta is covered.
12. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ºC (350ºF) for 40 minutes.

Pastitsio is a hearty Greek casserole consisting of layered pasta, ground lamb or beef with tomato sauce, and a topping of cream or custard. Pastitsio (pronounced as pa-STEE-tsee-oh) though a pasta dish is not Italian at all. Pastitsio can be made without meat and only with vegetables, with a ragù (meat with sauce) and Béchamel topping. Vegetable Pastitsio. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Try this vegetable pastitsio, a meatless version of Pastitsio, a classic Greek casserole with layers of noodles, vegetables, and endless flavor.

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