Mediterranean Spaghetti

Name: Mediterranean Spaghetti
Yield: 60 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 lbs lean ground beef; 20 cups onions, chopped; 1/3 cup dried oregano; 20 cloves garlic, minced; 5 cups dry red wine; 2 1/2 cups water; 2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon, ground; 1 2/3 tablespoons salt; 1 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg, ground; 1 1/4 teaspoons pepper; 146 ounces canned stewed tomatoes, undrained; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 gallons low-fat milk; 2 1/2 lbs feta cheese; 1 1/4 cups grated parmesan cheese, divided; 10 large eggs; 1 1/4 cups dry breadcrumbs, divided; 5 lbs uncooked pasta

Submitted by Tonkcats

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Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 60

ingredients

5 lbs lean ground beef
20 cups onions, chopped
¹⁄₃ cup dried oregano
20 cloves garlic, minced
5 cups dry red wine
2 ¹⁄₂ cups water
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons cinnamon, ground
1 ²⁄₃ tablespoons salt
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons nutmeg, ground
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons pepper
146 ounces canned stewed tomatoes, undrained
2 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₄ gallons low-fat milk
2 ¹⁄₂ lbs feta cheese
1 ¹⁄₄ cups grated parmesan cheese, divided
10 large eggs
1 ¹⁄₄ cups dry breadcrumbs, divided
5 lbs uncooked pasta

directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Brown beef until no longer pink.
Drain.
Saute onions, oregano and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add wine through tomatoes (7 ingredients), and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until thick.
Combine flour, milk, and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg in medium saucepan and bring to boil.
Reduce heat, and cook for 7 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
Remove milk mixture from heat. Stir in feta cheese, half of Parmesan cheese and eggs.
Sprinkle half the bread crumbs into a 2 large professional-size baking pans coated with cooking spray.
Place half of the cooked spaghetti into the 2 pans, top with half th e beef mixture and then half of the cheese sauce. Repeat layers.
Combine other half of Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs and sprinkle over the top of pans.
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until golden brown (about 1 hour if recipe is made ahead). Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
I found it cuts well into squares for serving. Wonderful aroma, very tasty. This recipe was used successfully by a church group.

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I reduced this down to 10 servings. It smelled so good while cooking; but I found it to be too dry for my liking. If I were to make this again I would add an extra can of stewed tomatoes and more milk. I made exactly as stated. Thanks for posting. I made this for My 3 Chefs Nov 2008

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