Greek Style Spaghetti Bake

Description

A family favorite, you may adjust all amounts to taste, i also add crushed red chili flakes to the ground beef mixture for heat.

Ingredients

• Ground Beef
• Onion
• Dried Oregano
• Garlic
• Red Wine
• Water
• Cinnamon
• Salt
• Fresh Ground Black Pepper
• Tomatoes
• Flour
• Half-and-half Cream
• Allspice
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Parmesan Cheese
• Egg
• Breadcrumbs
• Spaghetti

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees f
2. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish
3. In a skillet saute the ground beef, onion, garlic and oregano
4. Add in the wine, water, cinnamon, salt and pepper and the tomatoes with juice
5. Bring to a boil simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until thick
6. In a medium pan, combine the flour, half and half cream 1 / 2 tsp allspice
7. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly until thick
8. Remove from heat
9. Stir in mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese and egg
10. Mix well until cheese has melted
11. In the bottom of the greased casserole dish, sprinkle 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
12. Then evenly spread in about 2 cups cooked spaghetti
13. Top with 2 cups of cooked ground beef mixture, then 1 cup of cream sauce
14. Repeat the layers
15. In a small bowl, combine the 1 / 2 cup bread crumbs with 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
16. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole
17. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly