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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook macaroni in a large amount of boiling salted water till just tender; drain. | 2. Combine cooked macaroni, 1 beaten egg,cottage cheese1/4 cup parmesan cheese,set aside. | 3. In skillet cook ground beef and onion till meat is browned and onion is tender; drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and oregano; set aside. | 4. For sauce,in saucepan melt butter; stir in flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add the milk and chicken broth all at once; cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in the 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese and nutmeg. | 5. Place half of the macaroni mixture in an 8x8x2 inch baking dish. | 6. Spoon the meat mixture atop; add the remaining macaroni mixture. | 7. Spread the sauce over all. Bake uncovered in 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
macaroni	1	cup		-	-	-	-
cottage cheese	8	ounces		221.48	7.6388	25.1312	9.718
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup		74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
tomato sauce	8	ounces		256.284	40.8013	13.3585	4.4453
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
oregano	1	teaspoon		2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
butter	1/4	cup		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
flour	1/4	cup		144.57	31.6514	2.3502	0.5609
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
chicken broth	1/2	cup		39.06	0.945	5.5692	1.3104
milk	8	ounces		138.3455	10.8408	7.1441	7.4162
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
nutmeg	1/2	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.