Greek-Style Spaghetti Bake

Name: Greek-Style Spaghetti Bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 medium chopped onion; 2 teaspoons dried oregano (or to taste); 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic; 1/2 cup red wine; 1/4 cup water; 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste); 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes (undrained); 1/4 cup flour; 2 cups half-and-half cream; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated; 4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, divided; 1 egg; 1/2 cup breadcrumbs; 7 ounces spaghetti (cooked and drained)

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

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

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 medium chopped onion
2 teaspoons dried oregano (or to taste)
2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
¹⁄₂ cup red wine
¹⁄₄ cup water
³⁄₄ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes (undrained)
¹⁄₄ cup flour
2 cups half-and-half cream
¹⁄₂ teaspoon allspice
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, divided
1 egg
¹⁄₂ cup breadcrumbs
7 ounces spaghetti (cooked and drained)

directions

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
In a skillet saute the ground beef, onion, garlic and oregano.
Add in the wine, water, cinnamon, salt and pepper and the tomatoes with juice; bring to a boil simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until thick.
In a medium pan,combine the flour, half and half cream 1/2 tsp allspice; bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly until thick; remove from heat.
Stir in mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and egg; mix well until cheese has melted.
In the bottom of the greased casserole dish, sprinkle 2 tablespoons bread crumbs.
Then evenly spread in about 2 cups cooked spaghetti.
Top with 2 cups of cooked ground beef mixture, then 1 cup of cream sauce.
Repeat the layers.
In a small bowl, combine the 1/2 cup bread crumbs with 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese; sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

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Reviews

This was really wonderful. A great meal! I ommitted the red wine and added a couple of splashes of red wine vinegar instead. We thought it was delicious and I'll definitely make this again. thanks for sharing!

browniepie
My favorite, and hubby begs for it too :) I cheat a bit though and just use ground beef and a jar of spaghetti sauce for the meat mixture .

Yupra

Tweaks

This was really wonderful. A great meal! I ommitted the red wine and added a couple of splashes of red wine vinegar instead. We thought it was delicious and I'll definitely make this again. thanks for sharing!

browniepie